21. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement , starts at sundown Sunday and ends at sundown Monday. 22. Farrakhan officially calls the moment " a holy day of atonement , reconciliation and responsibility ." 23. It's the most sacred day on the Jewish Calendar, and literally means, Day of Atonement . 24. Yom Kippur, Jewish day of atonement begins at sundown. 25. That's why the idea of Minister Farrakhan's Day of Atonement was more than mildly intriguing. 26. Bernstein had considered skipping the game because of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement . 27. Israeli officials were unavailable for comment, observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement , until Monday evening. 28. Declaring a free day of atonement would fly in the face of everything the strike represented. 29. It's the holiest of days on the Jewish calendar : Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement . 30. The event was billed as the " Holy Day of Atonement and Reconciliation " for African-Americans.