Yom Kippur comes at the end of the Jewish High Holy Days, 10 days after Rosh Hashanah. Here's what to know about the Jewish Day of Atonement.
Just before sunset Wednesday evening, Jews across the world will begin observing Yom Kippur with fasting, prayer and contemplation. What to know.
I send my best wishes to the Jewish community before the start of their solemn observance of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Hebrew calendar. Every ...
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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 ...
At sundown Wednesday, Jews around the world will gather together to begin Yom Kippur, the solemn and awe-filled Day of Atonement. For millennia, the Jewish people have spent this most demanding day of ...
As a mixed-race Jew, I had struggled with what it meant to be Jewish even more than with my unease at claiming my Chinese heritage.
The idea of dragging a scaly reptile into holy waters — a ridiculous image paired with a moral imperative — makes one wonder what their lizard might be. And how do you let it go?
It is the day that fights apathy by asking us to recognize the faculty of utter appreciation through its specific prayers.
The graphic on the back of the worship bulletin included three important words for this most holy time of year for our Jewish neighbors. Renew. Reflect. Return. These are significant postures during ...
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, begins at sunset on Wednesday and continues for roughly the next 25 hours, culminating after nightfall the following day. Known in English as the ...