Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur
What’s the Point of Fasting?
Here are some of my thoughts on the significance of Yom Kippur: Rosh Hashanah inaugurates the Ten Days of Repentance, the Aseret Yemei Teshuvah. But...
Guide for the Perplexed — Yom Kippur
1. Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of the Jewish month of Tishrei (September 28, 2020), whose astrological sign is Libra, which symbolizes...
Do Good for Its Own Sake
Paul Cowan has a very unique job -- he is the head of Transport for London’s (TfL) “Lost Property” division. Until September of last year,...
Passover in Israel Looks Like Yom Kippur — Roads Empty Due to Coronavirus
Israel's highways, intersections and back streets were deserted during Passover on Thursday, as coronavirus restrictions and a holiday curfew left the country looking more like...
Yom Kippur and the Lamb Chop
JNS.org - I knew the Kol Nidre crowd at the Beverly Hills Hotel was probably expecting me to talk about big issues. Since I deal...
Worshipers at German Synagogue Attacked by Antisemitic Gunman: ‘We Were Ready to Fight’
Worshipers at the synagogue in Halle, Germany, that was attacked on Wednesday by an antisemitic gunman recalled the tense moments when the assailant attempted to...
Tourists in Israel Experience ‘Spiritual’ Atmosphere of Yom Kippur
Tens of thousands of tourists will spend the Yom Kippur holiday in Israel, including many Jews but also some non-Jewish travelers. Israeli news site Mako quoted...
Israel Shuts Down as Holiest Day of Jewish Year, Yom Kippur, Gets Underway
Israeli security forces and medical services were on high alert on Tuesday as Yom Kippur -- the holiest day on the Jewish calendar -- got...
Israeli Researcher on Yom Kippur, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Artificial Intelligence
CTech - This week marks the 40th anniversary of Douglas Adams' popular science fiction novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Over 14 million copies...
On Yom Kippur, the Jewish Community Must Unite and Stop Judging Others
On Yom Kippur, we will hear the sound of the shofar and recite the following confessional in “Al Chet”: For the sin which we have committed...
Yom Kippur 1967: The Return to the Western Wall
On Yom Kippur in 1967, thousands arrived at the Western Wall for the concluding prayers and to hear the long awaited sound of the shofar. Prior...
On the Eve of Yom Kippur, One Person Can Change the World
There is no disputing that the fast-paced, media-centric world of today has done a great disservice to how we focus our priorities. Certainly, it would...
Can We Keep Politics Out of Yom Kippur?
JNS.org - Whether Donald Trump deserves to be impeached or not, with Yom Kippur just around the corner, the question on my mind is: How...
Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? There Is No Answer.
For thousands of years, we have been asking why God lets bad things happen to good people and good things happen to very bad ones....
