Yom Kippur

Rosh Hashanah: What we must break to become whole - opinion

Rosh Hashanah is certainly one of those times when we are overwhelmed by the richness of Jewish symbolism. At the heart of our new year observances lies the piercing cry of the shofar.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade
 PERFORMING the ‘Tashlich’ ritual on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah in Tel Aviv last year after Israel entered a second nationwide lockdown.

For the first time since Oct. 7: Tashlich ceremony to take place at Zikim Beach

 FOR 163 days, Rabbi Doron Perez and his family campaigned for the release of Daniel, until it was confirmed that he fell in battle on Oct. 7.

Can we change an evil decree? A rabbi and father finds divine mercy, compassion in Oct. 7 - opinion

EMOTIONAL SCARS remain. Illustration of a woman with a puzzle-piece shaped hole in her chest, with the corresponsing puzzle piece seen floating beside her.

The second year: Anticipating the Jewish High Holidays after experiencing grief and loss


MDA treats nearly 3000 cases over Yom Kippur, one man killed in violent incident

Out of the nearly 3,000 people, 1,969 were evacuated for further treatment at hospitals, including 286 who fainted, became dehydrated, or felt unwell due to fasting.

MDA forces arrive at Tunnels Checkpoint, south of Jerusalem, 6 August 2024.

Financial and personal repentance: A guide to post-Yom Kippur economic security - opinion

Most people make big resolutions and fall off the wagon within a few days. The better approach is if we set a few small goals and keep to them.

 An illustrative image of a Torah scroll and a shofar for Yom Kippur.

Jerusalem highlights: October 11-17

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Jerusalem's Four Species market ahead of Sukkot.

Hamas, Hezbollah increase attacks on Jewish holiday - despite seeking Ramadan respite - analysis

While Israel reduced the intensity of its war effort against Hamas over Ramadan over respect for the Muslim holy month, the Iranian-backed axis often escalates during Jewish holidays.

 A building was hit in Nahariya after drone intrusion alerts sounded in the area. September 9, 2024.

Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?

Not observant but proudly Jewish, Koufax decided he would not pitch on the holiday. It is a decision that 59 years later remains a defining moment in the history of American Judaism.

Sandy Koufax pitches during Game 7 of the 1965 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins, Oct. 14, 1965, at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis.

These Jewish teens in Miami are striking a defiant tone in a High Holiday season haunted by Oct. 7

Despite the pressures, young Jews in the Miami area are using pins, prayers, performances and protests during the High Holidays to mark the one-year anniversary.

 Police at a hostages rally in Central Park, March 24, 2024.

This Yom Kippur, we must jump the barricades and become a unified Jewish state – opinion

We must find it in ourselves to connect with God and each other, whatever it takes.

Children evacuated from Germany on the Kindertransport in 1938/1939 are given candies in Southampton, England

Yom Kippur: Finding hope in times of uncertainty

To embrace, simultaneously, the unknown alongside the knowable has indeed given us the strength and courage to find hope.

 FREED HOSTAGE Sapir Cohen holds up a poster of captive partner Sasha Alexander Trupanov at an Evening of Unity at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, New York City, Aug. 27.

Yom Kippur 2024: Reconciling our personal journeys and collective experiences - opinion

How do we reconcile the deeply personal journey of Yom Kippur with the overwhelming collective experiences of the past year?

 The Cave of Machpelah in Hebron.

Yom Kippur: Solidarity, compassion, and forgiveness

If we make a habit of displaying undeserved grace and kindness to others, including those who have committed wrongs against us, then we are guaranteed to earn this same undeserved grace from God.

 An illustrative of a road sign saying "Forgive Yourself."