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Yom Kippur(יוֹם כִּפּוּר) in 🇨🇦 Canada
Public Holiday
Yes
National Holiday
No
Type
Religious Holiday
Yom Kippur(יוֹם כִּפּוּר) in Canada
Canadian Jewish communities observe Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, with 25-hour fasts, synagogue services including Kol Nidre, and introspective prayer; many businesses in Jewish neighborhoods close for the day.
About Yom Kippur(יוֹם כִּפּוּר)
The holiest day in Judaism, observed as a 25-hour fast of prayer and repentance for sins, culminating the ten Days of Awe after Rosh Hashanah with synagogue services and the shofar's final blast.