Lt. Joshua Sherwin, a Navy chaplain, at Yom Kippur services. (Gino A. Flores/U.S. Navy)
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Yom Kippur Quiz

How much do you know about the Day of Atonement?

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A day of fasting, prayer, and introspection, Yom Kippur is often considered the holiest day of the Jewish year. How much do you know about Yom Kippur?

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Question 1 of 10
Traditionally, many people dress in white or light colors on Yom Kippur. Why?
Question 2 of 10
Which service is NOT specifically added for Yom Kippur?
Question 3 of 10
Which is NOT a theme of Yom Kippur?
Question 4 of 10
The Avodah service describes
Question 5 of 10
What is the Talmudic tractate that discusses Yom Kippur called?
Question 6 of 10
The meal before the Yom Kippur fast is called
Question 7 of 10
Leviticus 23:27 tells us that, "You should do no work throughout that day." It is referring to which day:
Question 8 of 10
On Yom Kippur, we read a long medieval poem that describes in painfully gruesome detail the deaths of famous rabbis during ancient Roman persecutions. What is it called?
Question 9 of 10
The beginning of the Kol Nidre service declares that the personal and religious vows made between the individual and God for the coming year are
Question 10 of 10
During the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur it is customary to do an accounting of one's life. The Hebrew phrase for this is
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