It is hard to look at the world today and not feel we need a day of repentance and atonement. “Justice, Justice you shall pursue.” We have fallen so short of that politically, socially and ...

For 11 years, a website asked visitors a single question: What do you want to ask forgiveness for? The website, AtoneNet, posted the responses — no names attached — for public perusal, and before Yom ...

The most solemn day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur, normally focuses closely on confession of sin and reconciliation with God. But the 25-hour period of fasting and prayer that began Wednesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish faith, is being celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Yom Kippur is the day of atonement ...

There are two ways to interpret what happened on Yom Kippur in Tel Aviv and other cities in Israel. The first leads to condemnation, and perhaps to shock. The second leads to understanding, and ...

During Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, the Jewish community of Laramie will gather for a day of reflection, fasting, prayer and spiritual renewal. This year, Yom Kippur begins at ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a day of fasting, prayer and repentance. In 2025, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2.

A colleague recently reminded me that during the Vietnam War, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel told a journalist that he could not pray because whenever he opened a prayer book, he saw images of children ...