Yom Kippur
Should you text your ex before Yom Kippur?
It’s traditional to reach out and apologize to those we have hurt before Yom Kippur to ask for forgiveness. Does that extend to your ex?
They believe Jesus died for their sins — so why do some Christians observe Yom Kippur?
Christians don’t keep kosher, hang mezuzahs, or follow much of biblical law. So why do some observe Yom Kippur?
Bless the moon? The case for Yom Kippur’s hardest mitzvah
In kiddush levana we bless God for authoring the cosmos. What does it have to do with Yom Kippur?
Observing Yom Kippur on the street — and remembering those lost to violence
This week, Jews around the world will observe the second Yom Kippur of the Covid era. Despite the uncertainty of the never-ending pandemic, it remains a time for taking stock of the year that was and holding out hope for better times ahead.
Does ‘Hallelujah’ explain Leonard Cohen? A new movie thinks so.
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song,” explains Leonard Cohen’s life through his most famous work.
End-of-Summer Tomatoes for Yom Kippur Breakfast
Looking back on the year, the thing I’m most proud of is the garden I began from seed last spring and nurtured into a thriving, mature organism.
Persian, Greek, Moroccan and other Yom Kippur breakfast recipes, plus kugel
Yom Kippur breakfast dishes from around the world.
For synagogues serving deaf congregants, the shofar service means getting creative
Deaf-inclusive synagogues have long been creatively reimagining the blowing of the shofar.
A Black Jewish poet’s call: High Holiday atonement means reckoning with racial injustice
Aaron Levy Samuels recites his poem, “Forgiveness,” in a moving video.
10 High Holiday hacks to welcome in 5782
Here’s how to make sure your High Holidays are meaningful, fun and safe.