For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic synagogues has held a Jewish worship service. Kol Nidre, ...

As the year progressed, I began to view the events of Yom Kippur 2023 through a different lens. I now believe that the threat ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, begins at sundown on Friday. Here's what the Jewish holiday honors and ...

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Tashlich, which means “to cast away” in Hebrew, is the practice in which Jews go to a large flowing body of water and ...

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"I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition," Avdija announced before the game.

BYU's Jewish quarterback Jake Retzlaff made a decision contrary to that of Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax concerning Yom Kippur.

Some Rabbis are altering tradition slightly to account for dispersed congregations, power outages and flooded temples. For ...

Considered the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur is the culmination of a 10-day period of repentance and ...

The holiday ends the 10-day period known as Days of Teshuvah, which is variously translated as repentance, return and change, ...