For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic synagogues has held a Jewish worship service. Kol Nidre, ...

Tashlich, which means “to cast away” in Hebrew, is the practice in which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and ...

Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas demand their release as Yom Kippur ends::2, 2024:: Tel Aviv, Israel:: Zahiro ...

Rocket alarm sirens sounded in areas of Israel on Saturday as Hezbollah militants in Lebanon launched hundreds of attacks ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday ...

Hezbollah launched over 300 projectiles into Israel over Yom Kippur weekend, the Israel Defense Forces said. The Lebanese ...

Some Rabbis are altering tradition slightly to account for dispersed congregations, power outages and flooded temples. For ...

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection ...

The holiday ends the 10-day period known as Days of Teshuvah, which is variously translated as repentance, return and change, ...

Yom Kippur. The most important day on the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur – or the day of atonement – offers the ...

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