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Tonight Begins Holiest Day in Judaism

Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Framingham Public Schools are closed Wednesday to observe the holiday.

Tonight begins the holiest day of the year in Judaism - Yom Kippur.

It starts at sundown on Tuesday, Sept 22.

Also know as the Day of Atonement, many attend services to mark the Jewish holiday.

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Services close with the blowing of the shofar, a ritual musical instrument made of a ram’s horn.

Framingham Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, Sept 23, to observe the holiday.

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