Yom Kippur

Some 68,000 secular and religious Israelis to pray together on Yom Kippur

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Some 68,000 Israelis are expected this year to eschew Yom Kippur services in a traditional synagogue setting and gather at community centers for free, public holiday services. “Praying Together on Yom Kippur” services will take place in 350 venues throughout the country, including cultural centers, school buildings and libraries. There will be […]

By Marcy Oster October 8, 2019 3:28 am

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Mayim Bialik: Everything I’ll never know because my father died

I just did what you said. Because you were Abba and I was me and you knew best. You knew all. That was your job.

October 7, 2019 4:34 pm

60% of Jewish Israelis plan to fast on Yom Kippur, poll finds

Synagogue attendance for Judaism’s holiest day is not nearly as widespread.

October 7, 2019 11:50 am

Security increased at Israeli and Jewish sites in India following Yom Kippur terror attack alert

By Marcy Oster October 6, 2019 3:02 pm

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, shown making a speech during a visit to Pen Green Children's Centre in Corby, England, Aug. 19, 2019, has been accused of allowing anti-Semitism in his party. (Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)

Jewish Labour Party lawmaker in Britain faces no-confidence vote on night of Yom Kippur

By Marcy Oster October 3, 2019 6:58 am

Wisconsin speaker asks governor to move Hanukkah primary. State lawmakers will be working on Yom Kippur.

By Ron Kampeas September 27, 2019 3:25 pm

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What working as a prosecutor has taught me about Yom Kippur

By Anonymous September 24, 2019 3:06 pm

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Is your synagogue neglecting the newly and non-religious?

By Kylie Ora Lobell September 24, 2019 2:50 pm

Israeli chess prodigy sits out championships set on Yom Kippur, Tisha b’Av

By Cnaan Liphshiz August 2, 2019 8:49 am

North Texas school district asks mom to prove her child is Jewish to excuse Yom Kippur absence

October 21, 2018 12:05 pm

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