As Yom Kippur begins, Jews will fast and seek forgiveness at services across Southern California
The holiday ends the 10-day period known as Days of Teshuvah, which is variously translated as repentance, return and change, ...
What you need to know about Yom Kippur — including how recent hurricanes disrupted holiday plans
Yom Kippur begins Friday night at sundown and spans until sunset on Saturday. Here’s what you need to know about Judaism’s ...
Opinion: Yom Kippur reminds us life is fleeting. We must honor it with good living.
Yom Kippur. The most important day on the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur – or the day of atonement – offers the ...
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Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust
The Klausen Synagogue had not held a Jewish worship service since the Nazis shuttered it and murdered most Czech Jews.
In Florida, Yom Kippur Services Adjust After Hurricane Milton
Some Rabbis are altering tradition slightly to account for dispersed congregations, power outages and flooded temples. For ...
Opinion: I’m a rabbi and a former IDF soldier. This Yom Kippur I’m atoning for my part in the occupation
I was part of the military machine that allowed Israeli Jews to force Palestinians to live in constant fear. I feel a ...
Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida
But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement — the ...
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Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA game; Jewish BYU football player suits up
I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,” Avdija announced before the game.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Religion Yom Kippur
Tashlich, which means “to cast away” in Hebrew, is the practice in which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and ...