Kippur Quotes

Yom Kippur is about personal and community transgressions. The fasting remains a compelling element. The purpose of the ritual observance is to change our ethical observance. - Barry Schwartz

Well, on Yom Kippur, we tell a story about a fish that was as big as this whole place, a humongous fish, humongous. And not only that, it was big! ... How big is your biggest fish? This big? - David Fass

We got up two games to none, but Yom Kippur didn't last long enough. - Frank Quilici

There was the barest minimum of religion at home. In my entire youth, until I left home at age 15, I remember going to Synagogue just a few times on Yom Kippur. - Leonard Rose

The Yom Kippur War will always stand out in history as the major military event that helped save Israel from destruction. - Frank Dimant

The high holidays are the biggest time of the year... You're with your entire community people who don't necessarily come to Shabbat services come for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. My mom always said it was nice to have something new for a fresh start to the year. - Sara Lewis

On Yom Kippur, we gather as individuals, as part of a community and as part of a country... For most of us, today is the only day during the year that we go without food. - Barry Schwartz

Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn't affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it. - Brendan Behan

I'd like to get to the point where words like Yom Kippur, or Ramadan, or Christmas become part of the same language. - Alain Elkann