Yom Kippur
Massachusetts, Rhode Island Change Election Dates To Avoid High Holidays
Rhode Island will hold an election on a Wednesday.
Massachusetts Seeking Ideas To Prevent Holding 2018 Primary On Yom Kippur
Secretary of State William Galvin will hold a public meeting to figure out how to avoid holding a vote on the holiday.
Finding God In A Cup Of Coffee
What does God want from us? My grandfather found the answer in a piping hot cups of sweet coffee.
We Prayed On Yom Kippur And Marched For Racial Justice The Next Day
Hundreds of Orthodox Jews show up for the March for Racial Justice in New York on Sunday.
Swedish Jews Bask In Support After Neo-Nazi March On Yom Kippur
Jews in the Swedish city of Gothenburg expressed relief on Monday after a neo-Nazi march on Yom Kippur
Zuckerberg Posts Yom Kippur Apology For Facebook ‘Dividing People’
“For the ways my work was used to divide people rather than bring us together, I ask forgiveness and I will work to do better.”
Omri Casspi Skips Preseason Game For Yom Kippur
Casspi, the first Israeli in the NBA, is now with the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
Israeli Tennis Star Dudi Sela Quits Mid-Match For Yom Kippur
The World Series is weeks away, but an Israeli tennis pro has conjured memories of Sandy Koufax.
Why Amsterdam’s Spectacular Sephardic Jewel Goes Candle-Lit For Yom Kippur
As one of Europe’s oldest and most impressive Jewish buildings, this city’s Portuguese Synagogue is known far and wide for its majestic beauty.
For Yom Kippur, A Nantucket Synagogue Will Read The Book Of Jonah Under A Whale Skeleton
One of the more colorful portions of the daylong Yom Kippur liturgy is the reading of the book of Jonah, an enigmatic narrative of a reluctant pr
