YOM KIPPUR: THE FAST DAY

Yom Kippur is a day of “afflicting your soul.” In Leviticus / Vayikra 23:27 it is written:

Leviticus 23:27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and you shall afflict your souls and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

The children of Israel were afflicted with hunger in the wilderness. In Deuteronomy / Devarim 8:3 it is written:

Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled [afflicted in Hebrew] you and suffered you to hunger ...