Yom Kippur 2012 Date. Yom kippur, also known as the day of atonement, marks the end of the yamim noraim (days of awe) and falls on the 10th day of tishrei (tishri), the seventh month in the jewish calendar. The date is chosen as the closest date (in the jewish calendar) to the warsaw ghetto uprising.
Had i truly ever studied it, had i thought about it or merely accepted this accident of birth? Known as the jewish day of atonement, yom kippur falls on 10 tishrei 5772 on the hebrew calendar, which is from sundown on oct. Friday fri, october 7 oct 7: