Yom Kippur 2025: When does the fast start – and how to observe it properly?
According to Jewish law, it is forbidden to operate, broadcast, or watch the Zoom application during Yom Kippur. It is ...
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Chief military rabbi: IDF in Gaza prohibited from fasting on Yom Kippur
"The need to continue in war and save lives permits eating and drinking on Yom Kippur," Chief Military Rabbi Brig. ...
Struggling to fast on Yom Kippur? They used to fast for 2 days
In ancient times, Jews outside the Land of Israel didn't know for certain when the court had established Rosh Chodesh ...
Sandy Koufax: Famous for the game he never played
This is the story of how sitting out of the World Series transformed Sandy Koufax, nicknamed "the left arm of ...
Toronto Jewish girls school attacked on Yom Kippur
No one was injured in the attack, with the only damage being a broken window, months after same school targeted. ...
Rock icon Lenny Kravitz marks Yom Kippur with Chai necklace
Kravitz, self-identifying as "half-Jewish, half-black," is a descendant of Ukrainian Jews and was raised in New York.
'Daddy, why do they say shame to the shofar?'
The accosting of worshippers on Yom Kippur in the first Hebrew city is a deeply disturbing historical milestone. In any ...
The great escape is our salvation
On Yom Kippur, we are required to look courageously at the gap between who we are and who we would ...
Out of bounds? 5 Israeli athletes compete on Yom Kippur
The athletes, two cyclists and three tennis players, all competed abroad either on their own dime or for privately funded ...
Israel prepares for 2nd pandemic Yom Kippur
Rabbi Baruch Efrati provides instructions about fast for COVID patients and recovered COVID patients as synagogues set up outdoor seating. ...