✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Two people were killed in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur after a man rammed his car into a group of Jewish worshipers outside of an Orthodox synagogue before getting out and stabbing people. Police in … Read More
By Rabbi Ben Freed We have two major fast days in Judaism: Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur. We gather on Yom Kippur in our synagogues and temples, including many Jews who do not observe other holidays or come often on … Read More
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — In 2001, Yom Kippur fell on Sept. 26, two weeks after the terror attacks that brought down the World Trade Center. By then, the major denominations had already written special prayers to be said during … Read More
By Dr. Masua Sagiv (JTA) — Israeli, observant Jews living in the United States, and especially here on the West Coast, are aware of the time difference between them and Israel at the beginnings and endings of holidays. While Israel … Read More
Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all – my kid, my job and, you know, my life. For the High Holy Days, I was inspired to write a working parents’ version of the … Read More
[by Charlotte Anthony] NEW YORK, August 6, 2012 (JTA) – Last Yom Kippur, a fasting Brenda Rienhardt sat in the hallway outside her classroom studying for a test while watching online Yom Kippur services on her laptop. “I wanted to … Read More
[by Edmon J. Rodman] LOS ANGELES, August 20, 2012 (JTA) – Can ridding oneself of a year’s sins really be as simple as tossing a piece of bread into the water? Basically that’s tashlich, or “casting away,” a custom that … Read More