Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur
The Algemeiner Wishes Readers an Inspirational Yom Kippur
The Algemeiner Editors and staff wish all of our loyal readers, bloggers, commenters and community members an inspirational and meaningful Yom Kippur. To those that are fasting,...
Use Fish, Not Chicken for Kaparot
Thousands of Orthodox Jews are preparing to swing live chickens over their heads before Yom Kippur, symbolically transferring their sins to the chicken. The chicken...
Where Jazz Met Kol Nidre
In 1927, The Jazz Singer ushered out the era of silent cinema with Jack Robin's emotional rendition of Kol Nidre. The film's profound ...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Yom Kippur is observed on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrey, whose astrological sign is Libra (♎). Libra symbolizes key themes...
Thoughts From the UK’s Chief Rabbi on Yom Kippur 5773
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the supreme moment of Jewish time, a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgement. At...
Thoughts on Cole Porter, Franz Schubert and Yom Kippur
At a recent recital of works by Franz Schubert by pianist Joseph Kalichstein, some lines from the Cole Porter song "Every time we say goodbye"...
The High Holidays in Jewish Cinema
When cinema was still in its youth, Hollywood built a story around the High Holidays. Its tale was a measure of Jewry's ties to...
IDF Rabbi Calls for Unity of Jewish People During High Holidays
While the Jewish high holidays kicked into gear earlier this week with Rosh Hashanah, the Israel Defense Forces have been preparing for atonement and the...
Ten Ways You Know Rosh Hashana in Israel is Almost Here
1. Turn on the radio any time in the weeks between the date school starts and Yom Kippur, and it's a sure bet that on...
Lance Armstrong: Is He Guilty? And the Lesson We Can Learn
Retribution and Tragedy are words that often coincide. As defined by thinkers, "tragedy" represents an exalted person's fall from grace; "retribution" often is the reason for...
Elul: The Month of Return
During the Hebrew month of Elul, we blow the shofar every morning in synagogue. This ritual coheres with a general principle of Jewish law, namely...
Egyptian Synagogue Will Hold Jewish High Holiday Services
Youssef Gaon, the caretaker of the centuries-old Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, has refuted earlier reports in Israel that Egyptian authorities planned...
Egypt Reportedly Sets up Anti-Aircraft Missiles in Sinai Desert
Egypt has set up anti-aircraft missiles in the Sinai Desert, without notifying Israel and in violation of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, according to Israeli reports,...
Eat, Pray, and Love Your Story
I was pleasantly surprised to see that a movie like Eat, Pray, Love, a film of this introspective caliber got made. The script clearly defied...
