Holiness of Yom Kippur

Parshat אחרי מות discusses the details related to the Kohein Hagadol and the Temple service of Yom Kippur.

We view this day as a gift from Hashem as it allows us to achieve forgiveness and atonement, and a new beginning.

According to Rav Dov Bigon of Machon Meir, Yom Kippur represents a complete convergence of holiness from different angles.

It is the holiest day of the year, where the Temple service takes place in the holiest country in the world, Israel. This service is held in the holiest city in the world, Jerusalem, in the holiest building in the world, the Beit Hamikdash. Within this building, there is the Holy of Holies, that is entered by the holiest man in the world, the High Priest.

So we see how יום כיפור is indeed a very sacred day, from many aspects.