For Jewish people around the world, Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is the holiest and most solemn day of the year. It’s a time of deep introspection, spiritual cleansing, and heartfelt prayer. But ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday. Wednesday night at sundown, many Jewish people will ...

“Solu, solu – build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles miderech ami – from the road of My people.’ The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah.

As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation. By Richard Sandomir and Johnatan ...