Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...

A family embraces during a family service for Yom Kippur at Congregation Gates of Heaven on Thursday in Schenectady. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) A family embraces during a family service for Yom ...

The Jewish High Holy Days end on Thursday with Yom Kippur, a day of remembrance and repentance that is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. The holiday - which translates from Hebrew as "Day of ...

Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is the most sacred and solemn day in the Jewish calendar. It concludes the “Days of Awe,” a ten-day period that begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish faith, is being celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Yom Kippur is the day of atonement following the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It involves followers of the ...

Beginning at sunset today, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their year. Many Jews commonly spend the day in prayer in their synagogue. According to Leviticus 16:29 in the Bible, using the ...

The San Diego Police Department said its officers would be on heightened alert against any potential threats to the Jewish community starting Wednesday, when Yom Kippur begins at sundown. "As always, ...