The day before Yom Kippur is set aside for eating and preparing. There are two meals associated with Yom Kippur, the pre-fast meal and the break-fast meal. The pre-fast meal is known as seudah ha ...

Yom Kippur marks the end of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection and repentance that follows Rosh Hashanah. On this sacred day, God decides each person’s fate, according to tradition.

Additionally, it is tradition to wear white as a symbol of purity, the idea is to be somewhat angelic and associated with pure beings devoted to the service. Yom Kippur Day is spent in prayer services ...

However, the chocolate cake was too dense and the crumb cake too dry — that’s what I get for taking random recipes off the internet, I guess.

Ec Chajim Rabbi David Maxa and Student Rabbi Klára Kopytková lead the ancient prayer of Kol Nidrei during Yom Kippur services at the Klausen Synagogue in Prague, Oct. 11, 2024.

It keeps Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and other holidays aligned with the solar year. It also means that Rosh Hashanah can fall as early as Sept. 5 and as late as Oct. 5.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man swings a chicken over his kid's head in Bnei Brak, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 as part of the Kaparot ritual a day before the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

As the year progressed, I began to view the events of Yom Kippur 2023 through a different lens. I now believe that the threat facing the Jewish people is more insidious than internal division alone.

The Nazi symbol associated with anti-semitism was discovered on Yom Kippur, which is considered the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion.

Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend. But for the faithful in Florida, destructive Hurricane Milton has disrupted plans for observing ...

The hateful symbols and words were discovered just hours before the start of Yom Kippur (Picture: X) Footage posted on social media shows the Nazi symbol on the sand.

When Rosh Hashanah ends, they observe the end of the new year period with Yom Kippur (say "yom kee-poor"). This year's holiday begins at sunset on Friday, October 11th, and ends the following evening.