If ever there was a time to pray for justice, it is this Yom Kippurcancel email WhatsApp link share Share bookmark Saveshare cancel email WhatsApp link bookmarkThis evening marks the start of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur has a tradition stretching back almost 3,500 years, as far as the handing down of the Ten Commandments. God forgave them, and the Torah – the instrument of Jewish law – commands the observance of this day, Yom Kippur, stating that atonement for our transgressions is a solemn commitment to be made once a year. But this year, for a large number of Jews, Yom Kippur cannot simply be a day of religious observance which harks back to Biblical times. But if ever there was a time to pray for justice and fairness and forgiveness and resolution, it is this Yom Kippur.