Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur and Our Inescapable Relationship With God
Every year, for one full 25-hour day, Jews across the world reflect and pray. That day is called Yom Kippur. On Yom Kippur, one’s fate for...
Can You Forgive Your Political Foes? And Can They Forgive You?
JNS.org - As the year 5780 begins, political division is the predominant theme in both Israel and the United States. In Israel, two attempts to elect...
Israeli Chess Prodigy Refuses to Compete in Championships Set on Yom Kippur, Tisha B’Av
A chess prodigy from Israel has turned down the opportunity to compete in chess championships in India and Slovakia because they are set to take...
Blood-Stained Tallit Fragment Found at Site of 1940 Lodz Ghetto Pogrom
A fragment of a tallit has been discovered at the site of a former synagogue in the Lodz ghetto in Poland, stained with blood from...
Polish Police Release Video of Man Hurling Rock into Gdansk Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Police in the Polish port city of Gdansk are seeking the arrest of a man who was caught on video on Wednesday hurling a rock...
Millions of Jews Worldwide Pause to Observe Yom Kippur
JNS.org – The holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, was set to commence at sunset on Tuesday. It’s a time when Israel come...
Trump Sends Wishes for ‘Meaningful’ Yom Kippur to Jewish Community
US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania sent the Jewish people their “warmest greetings” on Tuesday ahead of the start of Yom Kippur. “Yom Kippur...
Yom Kippur: Do We Deserve Life?
Few matters are more difficult to understand than the nature and purpose of Yom Kippur. What is it that this awesome day wants to tell...
The Yom Kippur Holocaust Protest: The Day the Rabbis Marched
In an era that has seen more than 400,000 people take part in a Women’s March on Washington, it may not sound very impressive that...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2018
1. The Yom Kippur-matchmaking connection. According to Rabbi Simeon ben Gamliel, the 6th President of the Sanhedrin (the ancient Jewish Supreme Court of 71 Sages), during...
Faith and Fasting: A Look at the Practice Ahead of Yom Kippur
JNS.org - Fasting is the most commonly known Yom Kippur ritual. According to a 2016 Pew survey, 40% of American Jews and 60% of Israeli...
Ceremony Honoring French Terror Victims to Be Held on Yom Kippur
Despite the disturbingly high number of terror attacks on French Jews in recent years, there will be little or no Jewish presence at this year's ceremonies marking...
For All Our Sins
The Torah introduces us to the idea that we confess our sins to God (Leviticus 5:5 and 16:21) -- not to humans, priests or otherwise. According to our...
A Message of Hope for the Future
The late Stanley Abramovitch, who passed away five years ago without much fanfare, was one of the 20th century’s great Jewish heroes. You will be forgiven for...
