Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday ...

Yom Kippur. The most important day on the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur – or the day of atonement – offers the ...

The holiday ends the 10-day period known as Days of Teshuvah, which is variously translated as repentance, return and change, ...

But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing the Day of Atonement — the ...

Preparations for the solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, when the observant atone for their sins through fasting and prayer ...

This understanding that we needed to repent and reform was not confined to any particular religion: We Americans of all ...

CHICAGO -- Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and holiest of the High Holy Days, starts at sundown Friday. Yom Kippur is observed with a full day of fasting from sundown to sundown, as well as ...

(RNS) — On Yom Kippur (Oct. 12), the holiest day of the Jewish year, hundreds of Jews will gather at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza for a religious service to publicly mourn the lives of Palestinians ...

As Yom Kippur approaches, many Jews are engaging in self-reflection and a process of atonement. One woman shares her story of ...

Yom Kippur begins at sundown Friday, with observant Jews fasting and seeking forgiveness for their sins, with free services being conducted in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, with tensions ...

The solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur in 2024 begins at sundown on Friday, Oct. 11, with San Diego-area congregations holding Kol Nidre services.