The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where ...

Kol Nidre, the introductory service of Yom Kippur, took place in the Klausen Synagogue on Friday night, ending a hiatus that lasted more than 80 years and encompassed both the murder and ...

Advocates across the Jewish world are developing alternatives and working to normalize Yom Kippur observances that do not preclude eating. (JTA) — Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but she won ...

Operation Badr, the name for the Egyptian opening attack of the Yom Kippur War in October 1973, was in some ways more damaging than the Hamas attack on October 7, in that its effects were entirely ...

Yom Kippur means 'Day of Atonement' and is the most sacred and solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is a day to reflect on the past year and ask God's forgiveness for any sins.

Despite their dire conditions and the cruelty of their captors, the soldiers refused to eat chametz (leavened bread) on Passover, and they even attempted to fast on Yom Kippur, a difficult task ...

It begins with the Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, on Sept. 18, and goes through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, ending Sept. 28. “(These are) the most important two holidays in the Jewish ...

Yom Kippur means Day of Atonement. It is the most sacred and solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Atonement means to put things right. That day is about people putting things right with God through ...