Lent vs. Yom Kippur
March 2025 To be perfectly honest, I've never been a big fan of Lent. Largely because I grew up in the Jewish tradition and while Lent and Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement, are different, there are similarities. Lent and Yom Kippur are both significant religious observances focused on themes of repentance, reflection, and spiritual renewal, but they originate from different religious traditions and have distinct practices. Lent, the Christian tradition observed by most Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant denominations, is a season of preparation for Easter commemorating Jesus Christ's 40 days of fasting in the desert. During this time the Christian practice is one of fasting or abstinence from certain foods or activities increased prayer and acts of charity reflection on one sin’s and seeking forgiveness emphasis on self-denial and sacrifice lasting for 40 days except Sundays beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Holy Saturday. Yom K...
