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Re: Ash Wednesday/Yom Kippur

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On Feb 13, 2026, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2F3F006C0535213330B54538F@news.eternal-september.org>):

> On Feb 13, 2026, David Dalton wrote
> (in article<0001HW.2F3EFD130534583C30B5D238F@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > Is Ash Wednesday the closest Christian equivalent of Yom Kippur??
>
> In a search for Christian equivalent of Yom Kippur,
> Google’s AI Overview says
>
> The closest Christian equivalent to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Good
> Friday, which commemorates Jesus Christ's crucifixion as the ultimate, final
> sacrifice for sins. While Yom Kippur involves yearly repentance and
> atonement, Christians believe Jesus fulfilled this, rendering the sacrificial
> system obsolete.
>
> but in another search for Ash Wednesday Yom Kippur it says:
>
> Ash Wednesday (Christianity) and Yom Kippur (Judaism) are both solemn,
> high-stakes days of atonement, fasting, and repentance. While Ash Wednesday
> marks the beginning of Lent by using ashes to signify mortality and
> repentance, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, focuses on final
> atonement, intense prayer, and cleansing, often considered the "Jewish Ash
> Wednesday”

oops, sorry for the duplicate

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