Yom Kippur is the most sacred holiday for Jewish people. What do you say to friends and loved ones on Oct. 1? Here's ...

Yom Kippur is the day of atonement following the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It involves followers of the Jewish faith asking God to forgive their sins. The holiday concludes the Days of Awe, 10 ...

Just before sunset Wednesday evening, Jews across the world will begin observing Yom Kippur with fasting, prayer and ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, is a time for Jews to reflect on any sins or wrongdoings from the previous year. Many fast and take off work or school during this time. The holiday ...

Jews everywhere are struggling to spiritually metabolize media reports from Israel and to make sense of what it means to be ...

After 50 years leading various congregations in prayer as a Hazzan, an ordained Cantor, I am at a crossroads. Does God hear my prayers? Must I recite every prayer line-by-line, even though, admittedly ...

Jewish communities across the country are observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar. But ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and one of Judaism’s holiest days, begins on Sept. 22. Here's what to know about the ...

The Conservative Judaism movement in Israel invited both clergy and lay people to write prayers in a compilation titled, ...

Beneath overcast skies Sunday, a group of more than a dozen Jewish Long Islanders visited an often-overlooked 16-acre site on Eastview Avenue in Central Islip to pray together. The property is the ...

Decades after my successful cancer treatment, I have often wondered if having my surgery on the Jewish High Holidays had a ...