Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism. It takes place nine days after Rosh Hashanah, the other Jewish High Holiday. For practicing Jews, these "Ten ...

The holiest day in the Jewish community is here. Yom Kippur began at sundown on Sunday as Rosh Hashanah came to an end. The holiday continues through sundown on Monday. Yom Kippur, also known as the ...

Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day in Judaism. In 2025, the holiday begins on Oct. 1. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and special prayer services to ...

It is hard to look at the world today and not feel we need a day of repentance and atonement. “Justice, Justice you shall pursue.” We have fallen so short of that politically, socially and ...

My father was buried on the eve of Rosh Hashanah 2002 and the holiday began just a few surreal hours after I stood at his open grave. The shiva — the seven-day period of formal mourning — was ...

Following Rosh Hashanah, a festive celebration of the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur strikes a more sober tone. Yom Kippur is the most significant of all the Jewish holidays and marks the end of a 10-day ...