On October 27, 1978, only five years after Egypt started the Yom Kippur War with a surprise attack on Israel, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named ...

A London rabbi on how spreading a message of Jewish joy and pride means Chabad has grown from an insular Chasidic sect to the influential Jewish force it is today ...

Each year, 163 days after Passover, the Jewish community celebrates Rosh Hashanah, which marks the beginning of the High Holy Days leading up to Yom Kippur. The two-day celebration began this year ...

The High Holy Days are a time for repentance and reflection, and the daylong fast of Yom Kippur is a time for Jews to reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year, ask forgiveness and ...

The timeframe culminates with Yom Kippur, which is a day of atonement. “These are our holy days for the Jewish people because this is our time to start over,” said Rabbi Karen Fanwick, the ...

The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Ten Days of Repentance, a time to “reboot.” The timeframe culminates with Yom Kippur, which is a day of atonement.

The High Holy Days continue with Judaism's holiest of days, Yom Kippur −"Day of Atonement" − which begins at sundown on Friday, Oct. 11, and ends at sunset on Oct. 12.

The second High Holiday is Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. In addition to the main Holy Days, there are other celebrations that occur as part of the festival season.

The second High Holiday is Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. In addition to the main Holy Days, there are other celebrations that occur as part of the festival season. One is Sukkot, or the ...

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 ...