Posts Tagged: Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
1. The Yom Kippur-matchmaking connection. According to Rabbi Simeon ben Gamliel, the 6th President of the Sanhedrin (the ancient Jewish Supreme Court of 71 Sages), during...
Israel Shuts Down Ahead of Yom Kippur
Israel began shutting down on Friday ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. All flights in and out...
Israeli President Rivlin Hosts Selichot Prayer Service at Official Residence Ahead of Yom Kippur
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted a pre-Yom Kippur prayer service on Monday evening at the synagogue of his official residence in Jerusalem. In footage of the moving...
Israel Prepares for 25-Hour Yom Kippur Fast
On Tuesday evening, the Jewish people will begin a 25-hour fast marking Yom Kippur, which will last until nightfall on Wednesday. Come sundown, the Jewish 'Kol...
Israel to Seal Off West Bank, Gaza Strip Over Yom Kippur
The Israeli army announced Monday it would be sealing off the West Bank and Gaza Strip over Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and...
New York Jewish Woman’s Pet Dogs to Fast With Her on Yom Kippur
A Jewish woman in New York said her pet dogs will be fasting along with her once Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Tuesday, the New York...
Brooklyn Hospital Shows That Yom Kippur Fast Can Trigger Labor
JNS.org - The Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn delivered an unusually high number of Jewish babies last weekend after expecting mothers went into labor...
Penitence and the Bigger Picture
Every year at this time, the Israeli public is treated to tips on how to get through Yom Kippur with minimal suffering. Pointers include the...
Yom Kippur Brings Break-Fast Anticipation for New York Jews
New York Post - The Yom Kippur fast may start Friday at sundown, but New York Jews have been salivating about their Saturday night break-fast...
Yom Kippur Not Yet an Official U.N. Holiday, But Might be Next Year
JNS.org - The holiest day on the Jewish calendar isn't among the 10 holiest days on the United Nations calendar. But Israel and many...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf and God's covenant with the Jewish people. 2. Yom Kippur is a day...
Use Rosh Hashanah to Reflect on the Real ‘You’
As legend has it, there was once a man who suffered from short-term memory loss. Every night, before going to sleep, he would compose a...
Thoughts from the Chief Rabbi for Rosh Hashanah 5773
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a kind of clarion call, a summons to the Ten Days of Penitence which culminate in the Day...
Approaching the High Holy Days as Jews…or as People
The start of the Jewish New Year, the month of Tishrei, is filled with holy days, among them four foundational celebrations: Rosh haShanah, Yom haKippurim,...
