Rosh Hashanah. Yom Kippur. They’re two of the most familiar – and important – days on the Jewish religious calendar, but did you know that the two events are strongly connected?

Before Oct. 7 and a surge of antisemitic incidents, wearing a yarmulke, displaying a Star of David, or affixing a mezuzah to our doorways were acts of faith—not risks to personal safety.

No day, except the Sabbath, is more sacred than Yom Kippur. Jews seek to get closer to God and are given space to connect with their souls. This day embodies the themes of forgiveness and spiritual ...

Altogether there were hundreds of responses, enough for Kalman’s printable booklet to contain five sections — corresponding to Yom Kippur’s five prayer services, each of which contain the ...

(RNS) — The service, part of the afternoon Yom Kippur liturgy called Yizkor, will feature traditional Jewish prayers and a short eulogy by a New York-based Palestinian for her slain Gaza family.

The website, AtoneNet, posted the responses — no names attached — for public perusal, and before Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, published a pamphlet compiling them. Printed out and tucked ...

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.

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Yom Kippur, a day that once loomed in my calendar as a symbol of solemn reflection, has been reimagined as something profoundly beautiful.