As we look at the world today, with its violence and divisions, a day of atonement might help us all reflect, repent, and ...
Rabbis and liturgists are trying to find ways to honor personal loss and communal grief during Yizkor, the traditional ...
Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as the "Day of Atonement." Here's everything to know about when and how the ...
While this is a custom many Jewish parents partake in each week on Shabbat eve, the Yom Kippur prayer specifically offers a more intense and intentional blessing. Here is an excerpt: And may it ...
If you could relive a special moment in your life, what day would you choose? For me, it would be my Bar Mitzvah! The 50th ...
One of the world’s largest collections of machzorim may be found at the National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem.
I'd always wondered why the chazan (cantor) asks God for eloquence in approaching Him. Wasn't the holiday prayerbook all he ...
Utah Rabbi Sam Spector discusses Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur amid increased polarization and Middle East fighting.