It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves; it is a lasting ordinance. The Day of Atonement as a Sabbath-rest — the most complete day of cessation from ordinary activity in the covenant calendar. The combination of the Sabbath rest and the self-denial communicates the Day of Atonement's unique character: unlike the regular Sabbath that is a day of joy and rest, the Day of Atonement combines the Sabbath's cessation from work with the addition of fasting and mourning. The lasting ordinance designation places Yom Kippur among the permanent covenant institutions.

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