Days of Awe

Before Kippur, Teshuva

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Created: 03 September 2023

Written by: Karen K. Abrahamson

As I write this article, the High Holy Days of Judaism have come. It is the beginning of the month of Elul, the month of preparation for the coming day of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and my Jewish friends have invited me to celebrate this time with them. Thus, we meet each day to pray the prayer of teshuva for ourselves, for our loved ones, and for the congregation as a whole.

This process of teshuva is one of returning to God. It involves a sincere turning away from the sins of the past year and a serious consideration of the reasons that stood behind those sins, so that we will take care not to repeat our former mistakes.

Rosh Hashanah Service

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Created: 09 September 2018

Power Point presentations with free songs for Rosh Hashanah Holy Day.

Please adjust according to your congregation's needs and customs.

Kippur and the Enemy

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Created: 05 May 2016

Written by: Roy Gane, Ph.D.

Our entire world is a war zone. We see people suffering and dying all around us. God is working to save us, but evil does not easily let us go. What or who is this evil power? Who is the enemy? Is there a person or supernatural being behind all this carnage? If so, what does he want? The Bible answers these questions.

The Good News of Yom Kippur in Seventh-day Adventist Theology

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Created: 05 May 2016

Written by: Richard M. Davidson, Ph.D.

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) occupies a central place in Seventh-day Adventist theology. Parallel to Jewish understanding, Adventists regard the Day of Atonement as the most solemn and climactic experience of the entire round of holy days described in the Torah. As in Jewish theology, Kippur is interpreted by Adventists as a time for the completion of a divine investigative judgment of human beings.¹

The Hidden Message of Yom Kippur

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Created: 25 February 2016

Written by: Alberto R. Treiyer, Ph.D.

Day of Atonement, Day of Forgiveness—why is it that Kippur is the most solemn and sacred day of Jewish festivals?

Yom Kippur was the most solemn and sacred day in the Israelite liturgy. The importance of the celebration of this day became so meaningful that in the first century it was simply called “the day” or “the great day.” However, the real meaning of the ceremonies performed on this day was for centuries a matter of controversy, due especially to the fact that the other rituals of the year that were related to those performed on the Day of Atonement were never well understood.

Kippur and Creation