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

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 ...

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

In Israel, one of Judaism’s holiest days — Yom Kippur, the day of repentance — is beginning. Television and radio stations have halted their broadcasts, many of them posting a message that they will ...

As people of faith, we can do nothing less than care for those in need no matter what separates us, be it geography, or even ...

Wafiq Safa, the chief of Hezbollah Liaison and Coordination Unit, was supposedly in critical condition following the Thursday ...

Israel said its forces fired at a threat near a UN peacekeeping position on Friday in Lebanon, acknowledging that a "hit" was ...

This Yom Kippur, I am wrestling with what Jewish and other ancient texts have to say about forgiveness and justice.

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The Jewish High Holidays end with Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day ...