Atonement in Antiquity

A goat with a red cloth on its horns stands against a serene white landscape with distant mountains and water in the background.

The History of Kippur Yom in Earliest Israel Adapted from a lecture given on Yom Kippur, October 12, 2024. Figure 1 Afternoon prayer on Yom Kippur, Leipzig Mahzor, Germany, Ca. 1310, Vol. 2. 164v. Leipzig University Library  In modern times, Yom Kippur is a day of elevated holiness, of reflection and seeking forgiveness, and of […]