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High Holy Day

American  

noun

Judaism.
  1. either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.


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When I closed my eyes, it was hard to know if I was at a High Holy Day service or an Ani DiFranco concert.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2023

Tickets for High Holy Day services — encompassing Judaism’s fall festival season — in the District of Columbia hovered at around $200, according to listings on the Eventbrite online ticketing service.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2022

In 1996, Gates of Repentance, the High Holy Day prayer book of Reform Judaism, was published, calling God "sovereign" instead of "king", and "source" or "parent" instead of father.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2015

Mr. Meisner, 27, has a full-time office job, but every fall he sells about 100 shofars, the ram’s horns turned into musical instruments that are a signature of High Holy Day services.

From New York Times Aug. 15, 2010

He felt as exhilarated as he did in the months after High Holy Day.

From The Junkmakers by Teichner, Albert

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