Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish faith, is being celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Yom Kippur is the day of atonement following the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It involves followers of 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 considered ...

Beginning at sunset today, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their year. Many Jews commonly spend the day in ...

WASHINGTON — Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and also one of the most somber commemorations of the year. It marks the end of the "Days of Awe," a 10-day period that begins on Rosh ...

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, admittedly sounds very serious. Besides its foreboding name, the day involves fasting and talk of sins and, in its original biblical rituals, animals sacrificed and ...

Sandy Koufax made the decision to forego his start for Game 1 of the 1965 World Series to observe Yom Kippur 60 years ago.

Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby were killed and three others seriously injured after Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, drove a car into ...