This twitter thread full of disgusting Jewish recipes will kill your appetite on Yom Kippur.
We’ve answered some of the most popular questions about Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, to help you keep track of its many laws and customs.
From hydration to hunger to boredom to food fantasy to that first delicious, painful bite of the break-fast bagel…
Throughout college, I struggled with an eating disorder. In many ways, it first manifested itself during Yom Kippur freshman year.
To keep the Days of Awe from becoming the Days of Yawn, many Jews bring books to synagogue.
Because we all have them, even if we are trying to be pious and pray.
Though fasting on Yom Kippur is difficult, understanding the rules of the holiday doesn’t have to be.
My mom’s Yom Kippur rebellion ranks as her worst; the first of many “don’t tell your father,” mother-daughter moments.
I used to eat on Tisha B’Av in keeping with how my dad, a Holocaust survivor, observed (or didn’t observe) the fast. I’ve now found a compromise.
“It sort of redeems the day, if it can be redeemed at all, which in my more depressing moments I wonder about,” said Sister Mary Boys.