Faith Festivals… Yom Kippur
What Yom Kippur means to me...
by Angela Banner, Jewish representative of Redbridge Faith Forum
This is the festival of Passover.
Yom Kippur is a fast day usually lasting approximately 25+ hours.
It is the holiest day of our year. It is the only festival which takes precedence over the sabbath. It takes place ten days after Rosh Hashanah. These days are holy and known as the Ten days of Penitence. It is customary to abstain from celebrations during this time.
This year it fell on 11th October 2024.
Angela has been a Jewish representative on our Board of Trustees since 2014 and is a long term resident of Redbridge. Angela is very involved in community life including Redbridge Pensioners Forum and Ilford Historical Society. Angela is particularly interested in in furthering the rights of older people to ensure they enjoy later life.