Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur prayer
100 ‘Olim’ From 45 Countries Experience Pre-Yom Kippur Prayer at Western Wall
JNS.org - Jewish Agency for Israel chair Isaac Herzog led 100 new olim (“new immigrants“) from 45 countries to selichot services—special prayers said by Jews worldwide during the...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2015
1. Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) is a major Jewish holiday of individual self-enhancement spiritually and perpetually, transforming acrimony and vindictiveness into forgiveness, peace of mind and peaceful...
Tzohar Hosts Yom Kippur Prayer for 55,000 Israelis, Including Prisoners
JNS.org - The national-religious rabbinical organization Tzohar is celebrating the 15th year of its Yom Kippur "Praying Together" "Žprogram by "Žhosting more than 55,000...
Yom Kippur: How Deep is Your Soul?
You at Your Best On Yom Kippur your core soul -- your very essence -- is laid bare. -- Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi On the...
Why Do We Fast on Yom Kippur, and Who Shouldn’t?
JNS.org - Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through...
