The Hebrew name Yom Kippur translates to ‘Day of Atonement’. The day is centred on acknowledging wrongdoing, seeking forgiveness and making a commitment towards spiritual and personal change. Jewish ...

Am Abend des 20. September beginnt in diesem Jahr der höchste jüdische Feiertag. Jom Kippur ruft zu Reue, Buße und Umkehr auf. Frankfurt a.M. – Jom Kippur ist der jüdische Buß- und Bettag. Der ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers marked Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, on Monday (Sept. 21) with a mourning ritual memorializing Palestinians killed in the Israel-Hamas war. A ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other politicians have condemned antisemitic violence after a shooting near a Jewish synagogue left a police officer critically injured. The shooting took place ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s streets emptied of cars as Israelis observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Some took part in kapparot, a traditional atonement ritual involving a ...

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. The holiday is observed with a day-long fast and prayer to reflect on sins and ask for forgiveness. Yom Kippur marks ...

The Jewish High Holidays end with Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the holiday is an opportunity for Jewish people to seek ...

For many Jews, Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days of the year. But as internal conflicts over Israel divide some American Jews, some are staying away from synagogues and family gatherings. Today is ...

A police officer was shot and wounded near a synagogue in Ontario, Canada, on Sunday evening during an exchange of gunfire with a 29-year-old man armed with a shotgun as congregants gathered for Yom ...

TORONTO — A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur, authorities said. The man was ...

Yom Kippur 5787 is here, and for many worshippers the most important practical information is when the fast begins and ends. Ahead of Judaism's holiest day, Israel Hayom publishes the precise start ...