My last semester of college, I had an Alvin Ailey phase. My time in Philadelphia was rapidly coming to a close and I felt an ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism and is dedicated to reflection, repentance, and atonement. It occurs ten days after the Jewish New Year and concludes the period of moral self-examination.

WYOMISSING, Pa. - Spending the day protecting the right to worship freely. "We've been contracted by various temples throughout the Berks, Lehigh, Carbon and surrounding counties for a number of years ...

This Yom Kippur should have been a day of quiet reckoning. Instead, outside Manchester’s Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, a man used a car and a knife to turn worship into carnage. Two congregants — ...

Today is the second day of Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday dedicated to celebrating the harvest and the end of the high holiday season that began with Rosh HaShanah. While the focus of Sukkot is on ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Jews in Scranton observed Yom Kippur from October 1st to 2nd. The solemn holiday marks the end of the "Days of Awe, " a 10-day period that begins on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

The protestors shut down the bridge for an hour, according to the NYPD. Almost 60 protestors were arrested on Yom Kippur after blocking traffic on New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, authorities ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Jewish people across the Rochester area and the world are observing Yom Kippur, the holiest 25 hours in the Jewish faith. It’s a day of atonement, where people reflect on sins or ...

At least two people were killed and multiple others seriously injured in a terror attack Thursday when a knife-wielding madman plowed a car into pedestrians and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Judaism's holiest days, Yom Kippur, began Oct. 1 and concludes tonight. Here’s a look at what the holiday means and how ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...