Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur
Wave of Yom Kippur Incidents in Canada Highlights Rising Hostility Toward Jewish Community
As Canadian Jews tried to gather peacefully for Yom Kippur services during the holiest holiday on the Jewish calendar, they faced threats of violence and...
A Lesson to Remember This Yom Kippur
When Barnett Isaacs stepped off the boat at Cape Town in 1873, his entire commercial inventory consisted of 40 boxes of cigars. He was 21,...
A Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2026
Here are some facts you might not know about the holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins on Sunday evening: Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th...
HHS Issues New Guidance on Antisemitism in Health Care
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday issued new guidance on civil rights and antisemitism in a "Dear Colleague" letter which...
ADL Affiliate JLens Unveils ‘Workplace Tracker’ to Evaluate Companies on Support for Jewish Employees
JLens, an investment network affiliated with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), released on Wednesday a "Workplace Tracker" for evaluating major corporations based on their adoption of...
University of Maryland Student Gov’t Teams Up With Anti-Zionist Group to Pass 4th Anti-Israel Resolution This Year
The University of Maryland, College Park's student government on Wednesday passed its fourth anti-Israel resolution in just this academic year alone, cementing a governing partnership...
British Authorities Allowed Antisemitism to Fester. Now Two Jews Are Dead in Manchester.
As Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, draws to its close, we Jews plead: "Open the gates for us, even as they close." It is...
When It Comes to Forgiveness, Should We Follow Erika Kirk’s Lead?
“I forgive you!” Those words are meant to be liberating. They suggest magnanimity and grace, as well as a strength of character that transcends the darkest...
Kibbutz Be’eri to Use New Personalized Prayer Books for Yom Kippur Ahead of Oct. 7 Anniversary
During Yom Kippur services this year, Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel will use new machzors (Jewish holiday prayer books) that were created exclusively for the...
Reflections on Yom Kippur 2025
Every year on Yom Kippur, we list our mistakes and deficiencies and determine to be better. But we know that however hard we pray, and...
‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Canada Parliamentarian Says After Jewish School Shot on Yom Kippur
JNS.org - A “firearm discharge” from a car targeted Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School in Toronto at 4:05 a.m. on Yom Kippur, the Toronto...
Yom Kippur Forces Us to Look Within; Will We Do That This Year?
Throughout history, physical stature has often shaped people's perceptions of leadership. The belief that taller individuals are more commanding or "presidential" has long influenced how...
Jewish Institutions Bolster Security Ahead of High Holidays as Experts Warn of Heightened Threat
Amid a continuing surge in antisemitic hate crimes, Jewish institutions in the US have beefed up their security measures for the Jewish High Holidays of...
The 2024 High Holidays: Should God Atone, Too?
We are approaching a period of atonement. And sometimes I wonder who should be atoning. It may sound blasphemous, but perhaps God should be atoning...
