Yom Kippur Word Search
Free Yom Kippur word search. We picked 12 themed words — what it marks, and the customs and symbols around it — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: ATONEMENT, REPENTANCE, KOLNIDRE, NEILAH, SELICHOT, TESHUVA, VIDUI, YIZKOR, SHOFAR, TALLIT, WHITE, KIPPUR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Yom Kippur word list, defined
- ATONEMENT /əˈtoʊnmənt/ · noun
- Reparation or expiation for a wrong or injury; the act of making amends for wrongdoing. In Christian theology, it specifically denotes the reconciliation of God and humankind through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. Related: reparation, amends, expiation, penance.
- REPENTANCE /rɪˈpɛntəns/ · noun
- The feeling of regret or remorse for a wrong committed, or a change of heart that leads to a change in behavior. A feeling of deep regret or remorse for a wrong committed. Related: remorse, regret, penitence, repent.
- SHOFAR /ʃoʊˈfɑːr/ · noun
- A hollow ram's horn used as a musical instrument, especially in Jewish worship, or a loud, shrill sound made by blowing such a horn. Related: horn, trumpet, ram's horn, shofarot.
- TALLIT /tɑːlɪt/ · noun
- A tallit is a prayer shawl worn by Jewish men and boys during morning prayers, typically on Shabbat and holidays. Related: prayer shawl, tallis, tallith.
- WHITE /wʌɪt/ · adjective, noun
- Having little or no color because of the reflection of all wavelengths of light; achromatic. A color with the longest wavelength of visible light, between 7,500 and 8,000 angstroms. Related: fair, fair-haired, fair-skinned, colorless.
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