Posts Tagged: Yom Kippur
Agreement Drawn Up to Avoid Collision of Jewish, Muslim Holidays
Jewish and Arab Israeli community and religious leaders met on Wednesday in the mixed city of Lod in order to find a way to avoid...
Fears of Violence in Mixed Areas as Jewish, Muslim Holidays May Collide in Once in 30 Years Occurrence
In the wake of a summer wracked by Arab-Jewish violence within Israel, in Gaza, and in the West Bank, security and local authorities in mixed...
Repentance
When I was a child in England, I often used to see men and women standing at street corners holding placards saying such things as...
The High Holidays Bring Us Together as a Community
Shwer zu sein a yid. It's difficult to be a Jew. This old Yiddish expression, often said wryly and with a hint of self-deprecation, succinctly sums...
Sneakers on Tisha B’Av: When Spirit and Letter Collide
JNS.org - The wider world of traditional Judaism is moving in fits and starts toward a renegotiation of the terms of halakhic observance. At...
Tisha B’Av: Stepping Outside Our Comfort Zones
Tisha B'Av, the Ninth Day of the Month of Av, is the second most important fast day in the Jewish calendar, after Yom Kippur....
Balancing Humility and Pride
Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa famously said: "Every person should have two pockets. In one pocket should be a piece of paper that reads, 'I am...
Fashion Icon Isaac Mizrahi Disappoints Jewish Fans by Hawking Wares on QVC During Yom Kippur
Fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi angered and disappointed his many Jewish fans by appearing on the QVC television channel to sell shirts, boots and bags...
Jewish Education Can Make Us the ‘Choosing People’
JNS.org - I'll never forget the words of my Hebrew school teacher: "While we may have once been the Chosen People, now we are the...
Gentile Heartthrob Harry Styles Wants You to ‘Fast Well’ This Yom Kippur
Harry Styles wants everyone to "fast well" this Yom Kippur. The non-Jewish teen-pop-sensation is now taking his fascination with Jewish culture one step further, tweeting...
The Jewish Hunger Games – Released in Time for Yom Kippur! (VIDEO)
A day bereft of food is no laughing matter, unless you're satirizing one of the most popular Hollywood films made this decade. The Jewish Hunger Games:...
Yom Kippur Wedding for Tony Blair’s Son Forces Jewish Friends to Decline Invitation
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's son, Euan, is getting married this Yom Kippur weekend, which means that many of the current Middle East Envoy's...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. Yom Kippur commemorates God's forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf. Forgiveness applies to everyone, including non-religious persons. In addition, Yom Kippur commemorates God's Covenant with...
Yom Kippur: An Opportunity to Come Closer to God
People are often surprised when I say there is no actual commandment in the Torah to repent. You might compare it to the afterlife. It...
