The holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, described as the Day of Atonement where fasting, prayer and repentance will take place for 25 hours. While Americans ...

Inside that room, pale and fragile but alive, Yosef-Chaim Ohana — who had been held hostage in Gaza for 738 days — was ...

Now, as we mark the two-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre, we were honored to have the spiritual guidance of Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the ...

American Jews prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays after the release of 20 Israeli hostages.

An extraordinary moment occurred this week at a Selichot event held at the Moroccan-Jewish community 'Porat Yosef' in North London, when a French Muslim imam ascended the podium and offered a prayer ...

Yesterday, two powerful global gatherings converged in the heart of Jerusalem. Hosted by Eagles’ Wings, the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) and Awake Jerusalem brought together ...

Officers fatally shot a man who had rammed a car into some people and stabbed others outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, police said. MANCHESTER, England — Morning prayers on Yom Kippur, the ...

In a symbolic gesture of redemption, hundreds sang for the abductees at the Nova Festival Victims Memorial site near the Gaza border.The post Hoshana Rabbah prayers in Israel celebrate return ...

Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day in Judaism. In 2025, the holiday begins on Oct. 1. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and special prayer services to ...

Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 29 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every ...