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Choose a Page:Jewish FestivalsBringing of LightPassoverSuccotThe Torah*Yom Kippur*PurimCradle of the Jewish Faith Yom Kippur The blowing of the 'shofar', or ram's horn trumpet, marks the end of Yom Kippur, or 'Day of Atonement'. Yom Kippur ends a period called 'The Ten Days of Repentance', a time each year when Jewish people remember the things they have done wrong and promise to do better the following year.   Previous: Back Book: Festivals Section: Festivals Chapter: Jewish