For on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins shall ye be clean before the LORD. – Leviticus 16:30
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement and the most holy day in the Jewish faith. From the time the Kol Nidre is recited until the Shofar is sounded, Jews around the world will draw nearer to God through acts of atonement, fasting, and prayer. Jewish tradition teaches that on Yom Kippur, God remembers every name, listens to every petition, and offers forgiveness to the repentant.
On this day, Americans are reminded of the great blessings of religious freedom and the unalienable rights bestowed upon all people by the Creator of life. May God grant us peace, comfort, and hope for all the challenges we may face in the year ahead.
Laura and I send our best wishes for a blessed day and a most meaningful fast.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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so weird ,leave it all to rabbi bush.
I think its a great thing that a president of usa acknowledges and give good wishes for the Jewish people on this holiest day…
Us Brits don’t get a Yom Kippur message. We did get a Rosh Hashono one though, (www.number10.gov.uk/Page17018).
At this special time in the Jewish calendar, it gives me great pleasure to extend to the Jewish Community in the UK my warmest greetings as it joins with Jewish communities all over the world in celebrating Rosh Hashanah.
British Jewry has a long and proud tradition, and in the year ahead may you continue to grow from strength to strength and continue to make such a valued contribution.
This year, and every year, may all your prayers be answered and may your new year be peaceful, successful and joyful. I wish you and your families Shanah Tovah.
Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP
Prime Minister
Who is his ghost writer?