Why do we read the book of Jonah on Yom Kippur? It is the only book of the Tanach that we read in its entirety during a service. It has been said that it is not so much a book but rather a sermon to be delivered. It’s quite an achievement to have your sermon immortalised for thousands of years to be read every Yom Kippur in every synagogue!
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