This Yom Kippur word search covers the Day of Atonement with terms like Atonement, Fasting, Teshuvah, and Kol Nidre. Free printable worksheet with answer key included.
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Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn day of the Jewish year. It falls ten days after Rosh Hashanah and closes the High Holy Days. Many observe it by fasting from sundown to sundown, spending the day in synagogue, and seeking to repair relationships harmed over the past year.
This puzzle features the vocabulary of the day, including ATONEMENT, making amends for wrongdoing, TESHUVAH, the Hebrew word for repentance and return, and KOLNIDRE, the prayer that opens the evening service.
Use this word search alongside a discussion of apology and repair, themes students recognize from their own lives. Ask what makes an apology meaningful rather than automatic. Pair it with the Rosh Hashanah puzzle so students see the arc from the new year to the day of atonement.
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