Widely known as a time of fasting and atonement, Yom Kippur is also traditionally marked by a special, sustaining meal held ...

Yom Kippur means the “Day of Atonement” and is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. According to Chabad.org, it is a time ...

If you could relive a special moment in your life, what day would you choose? For me, it would be my Bar Mitzvah! The 50th ...

Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as the "Day of Atonement." Here's everything to know about when and how the ...

As we look at the world today, with its violence and divisions, a day of atonement might help us all reflect, repent, and ...

Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur. This conflict, which would last 19 days, would ...

In Judaism, Yom Kippur is when God decides each person’s fate, so Jews are encouraged to make amends and ask forgiveness for sins committed during the past year. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour ...

The Jewish new year has been ushered in, and Yom Kippur is on its way. Why is it the 'holiest' of holidays for Jews? Here's ...

Yom Kippur is quite properly viewed as a somber day of introspection. The Torah reinforces this perspective when declaring ...

For the sins between a person and God, Yom Kippur atones. For sins between one person and another, Yom Kippur does not atone; ...

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Rabbis and liturgists are trying to find ways to honor personal loss and communal grief during Yizkor, the traditional ...