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Why should believers be curious about Yom Kippur?

Because this isn’t simply a Jewish holiday we find in the Old Testament and move past.

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is one of the appointed times God established in the Torah. It was the most solemn day of the biblical calendar, when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies and made atonement for Israel and for the sanctuary itself.

And that raises some important questions for followers of Yeshua:

Why was atonement necessary?

Why did God establish an entire system of priesthood, sacrifice, cleansing, and atonement?

Why could the High Priest enter the Holy of Holies only once a year?

What was the Torah teaching Israel about sin, holiness, and approaching a holy God?

And how does understanding Yom Kippur help us understand what Yeshua accomplished?

Torah Class teaches that the sacrificial system established in the Torah was not the final, perfect solution to sin. The rituals had to be repeated, year after year. Yeshua’s mission was something greater.

That makes Yom Kippur worth studying.

Not because we need to recreate the Temple rituals. We can’t. There is no Temple or High Priest today to carry out the biblical Yom Kippur sacrifices.

But because understanding what Yehoveh established in the Torah gives us a deeper framework for understanding atonement, holiness, sacrifice, and Messiah.

You don’t have to start with a conclusion. Start with the Scriptures. Be curious. Ask why Yehoveh established Yom Kippur in the first place. Then follow the pattern through Scripture and see where it leads.

If you’re curious about the biblical Fall Feasts, check out our previous post to sign up for our FREE Fall Feast Guides.

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HOW CAN WE PREPARE FOR YOM KIPPUR?

Yom Kippur is more than a date on the biblical calendar. It is a day set apart for atonement, humility, repentance, and remembering the holiness of God.

As we prepare, here are a few ways we can intentionally enter the day:

1. SET ASIDE THE DAY
Yom Kippur is a Sabbath. Make room in your schedule so the day isn’t consumed by ordinary responsibilities.

2. EXAMINE YOUR HEART
Take time to honestly consider where you have sinned, wandered, or become disobedient. Ask Yehoveh to reveal what needs to change.

3. MAKE THINGS RIGHT
If there is someone you have wronged, consider what repentance and restoration should look like. Repentance isn’t only feeling sorry. It involves turning back.

4. SEEK YEHOVEH
Spend time in prayer and Scripture. Read Leviticus 16 and 23 and reflect on what Yom Kippur teaches us about holiness, sin, atonement, and Yehoveh’s presence.

5. FAST AND HUMBLE YOURSELF
Leviticus 23 commands God’s people to “afflict yourselves.” Fasting has traditionally been understood as part of humbling ourselves before God. Prepare your heart for a day that is intentionally different from every other day.

6. REMEMBER THE BIGGER STORY
The sacrifices and rituals of Yom Kippur point us toward the larger biblical story of atonement. For those who follow Messiah Yeshua, this is an opportunity to remember the seriousness of sin and the mercy Yehoveh has provided through His plan of redemption.

Yom Kippur isn’t about checking a box on the calendar. It’s an invitation to stop. To examine. To repent. To humble ourselves before Yehoveh and to remember His holiness and His provision for atonement.

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Some of us have already celebrated Yom Teruah, while others may just be beginning to learn about the biblical Fall Feasts. 🍂

Whether you’ve observed these appointed times for years or you’re just starting to ask questions, now is a great time to dig deeper into what Scripture says about Yom Teruah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot.

Torah Class has put together FREE resources for the 2026 Fall Feasts to help you study, reflect, and prepare.

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Send this to someone who has been curious about the biblical feasts, too.

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Shabbat Shalom from Torah Class

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Shabbat Shalom from your friends at Torah Class

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Leb has real profoundness to it — usually translated "heart," but in Hebrew it's the seat of thought, will, conscience, and identity together, closer to mind-and-moral-center combined than just emotion. It's the leb YHVH tells Pharaoh His next plague will finally strike, the leb Ezekiel promises God will one day replace entirely and the leb Yeshua points to when He says people can honor Him with their lips while it stays distant. Ancient Hebrew had no separate word for "brain" — the leb was where you thought and decided, not just where you felt, which is why "putting Torah on your heart" was never really about emotion at all.

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When you read the Scriptures about a heart hardening against God and you’ve felt it yourself — which do you notice most? When you recognize it happening is there a special verse for you?

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Shabbat Shalom. 🌿

In the middle of everything competing for our attention, Shabbat reminds us to stop.

To be still.

To remember who is sovereign.

And to make room for His presence and His Word.

May this Shabbat be a time of rest, reflection, and renewed faith.

Shabbat Shalom from Torah Class.

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One of the easiest ways to read Scripture is to see the warning as something meant for someone else. What if the question isn’t, “Who is Scripture talking about?” What if the question is, “What is Scripture showing me?”

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Rinnah · רִנָּה

Joyful shouting, cry of joy, rejoicing ringing cry.
Where some Bible versions say Yehoveh is “singing” over His people, that is a poor choice of words for the Hebrew rinnah. It more means a ringing cry. A few versions catch it better - God uttering shouts of joy.
We don’t want to get the idea of God literally singing like a soloist in a choir. He is uttering some type of noise that shows His deep approval and satisfaction.
After judgment, shame, and scattering, it all doesn’t end in a whisper. It ends in rinnah - YHVH’s deep approval ringing over a restored remnant.
Rinnah. A ringing rejoicing joyful cry.

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