Yom Kippur

Rudd ensures Aussie elections won’t conflict with Yom Kippur

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has called new elections for Sept. 7, avoiding a conflict with Yom Kippur.

August 4, 2013 9:41 am

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Leonard Cohen won’t perform on High Holidays

If you were surprised by just how early the high holidays are this year, you’re in good company. Iconic Jewish singer Leonard Cohen has just rescheduled two dates on his UK tour after learning they fell out on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, BBC News reports. The 78-year-old is already publicly repenting, apologizing “deeply for the […]

July 2, 2013 11:45 am

Australia holding elections on Yom Kippur

Australia scheduled its national elections for Yom Kippur.

January 30, 2013 11:28 am

Purim and Yom Kippur

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So yeah, there’s a Yom Kippur cover song now too

By Uri Fintzy September 24, 2012 5:10 pm

Confessing our sins on Yom Kippur – and remembering to act nobly

By Lawrence A. Hoffman September 8, 2012 2:55 pm

On Yom Kippur, secular Israelis pray with modern songs and bike on open roads

By Ben Sales September 8, 2012 2:10 pm

Ideas

Op-Ed: New Year’s holidays offer a universal message

By Adin Steinsaltz September 3, 2012 7:13 pm

Tel Aviv bike program’s funding threatened over Yom Kippur rentals

By Marcy Oster September 3, 2012 2:55 pm

Make Yom Kippur national holiday, French presidential candidate says

By Devorah Lauter January 12, 2012 2:05 pm

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