Judaism | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com www.jpost.com © 1995 - 2026 The Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved. RSSFeeds https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-913256 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_971,w_1457/744211' alt='The harder part comes when the ballots are counted the cameras are gone. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='The harder part comes when the ballots are counted the cameras are gone. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />By the time we read this week’s haftarah, Israelis will have gone to the polls to elect a new Knesset. After months of political arguments, accusations, and promises, the votes will have been cast.<br /> FLASH90 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:42:37 GMT Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:42:37 GMT 913256 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Knesset,Torah,Tanakh,2026 Israeli Elections,Israel Elections 2026 111 1047 Parashat Vayera: The real test comes after elections https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-913239 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2626,w_3937/744192' alt='‘BRINGING BACK the optimism: Women are going out to vote, Oct. 27!’ reads a sign at a Tel Aviv park. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='‘BRINGING BACK the optimism: Women are going out to vote, Oct. 27!’ reads a sign at a Tel Aviv park. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />God gifted us with traits that distinguish us from the rest of creation: self-awareness, complex emotions, cognitive speech, creativity, imagination, dreams, and political instincts.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:20 GMT Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:20 GMT 913239 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Torah,parsha,Tanakh,Magazine,2026 Israeli Elections,Israel Elections 2026 111 1047 Freedom, dignity, and democracy: What a vote cannot decide https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-913332 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:59:40 GMT Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:59:40 GMT 913332 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-913236 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/744188' alt='The image shows a clear glass photography sphere (or lensball) placed on a wooden bridge, refracting an inverted view of the trees and sky. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='The image shows a clear glass photography sphere (or lensball) placed on a wooden bridge, refracting an inverted view of the trees and sky. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />When we seek the higher values behind our everyday actions, daily life itself becomes a form of sacred service, allowing us to experience something of the Garden of Eden here on earth.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:59:32 GMT Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:59:32 GMT 913236 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Torah,Cave of Patriarchs,parsha,Tanakh,Abraham,sarah,Magazine 111 1047 Bridging heaven and earth by seeking higher value in daily life https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-912533 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/743097' alt=''The Talmud Chronicles.' (photo credit: Courtesy)' title=''The Talmud Chronicles.' (photo credit: Courtesy)' /><br />The Talmud Chronicles: Bringing Talmudic Events to Life covers significant historical events from around 100-200 CE and breathes life into characters from the Talmud.<br /> Courtesy Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:16:02 GMT Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:16:02 GMT 912533 N False BY MARION FISCHEL False Judaism,history,review,Talmud,book review,Magazine,Jewish history,Reviews 111 'The Talmud Chronicles': An entertaining journey through Jewish history https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-912542 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1969,w_3937/743104' alt='AVRAHAM’S WILLINGNESS to stand alone would become a defining feature of our nation. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='AVRAHAM’S WILLINGNESS to stand alone would become a defining feature of our nation. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Abraham’s willingness to stand alone would become a defining feature of our nation. As his descendants, we would desperately need that same strength.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:10:51 GMT Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:10:51 GMT 912542 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Torah,bible,Tanakh,parasha,Magazine,Hebrew Bible 111 1047 Parashat Lech Lecha: The courage to stand alone https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-912540 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2215,w_3937/743101' alt='LIFE’S TRIALS themselves are the light that a person must follow. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='LIFE’S TRIALS themselves are the light that a person must follow. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Abraham, our forefather, is commanded to journey to an unknown land, and God tells him, “that I will show you.” God’s light will illuminate the way.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:10:27 GMT Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:10:27 GMT 912540 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Torah,Western Wall,bible,parasha,Abraham,Magazine,Hebrew Bible 111 1047 Parashat Lech Lecha: When life’s trials become a guiding light https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-912647 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:09:54 GMT Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:09:54 GMT 912647 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-912168 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1366,w_2048/742619' alt='Caroline Maxwell (photo credit: Shoshana Palatnik/Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce)' title='Caroline Maxwell (photo credit: Shoshana Palatnik/Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce)' /><br />New documentary, Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce, examines the impact of religious divorce refusal, a practice recognized in many countries as a form of domestic violence.<br /> Shoshana Palatnik/Get Up: Breakthroughs in the Battle for Jewish Divorce Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:14:48 GMT Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:01:17 GMT 912168 N False BY DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD False Judaism,women,halacha,Diaspora,domestic violence,marriage,divorce,documentary,women's rights 111 Jewish forced marriage focus of new divorce-denial documentary https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-911828 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/742155' alt='There are many roads that lead home. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='There are many roads that lead home. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Zionism awakened an ancient attachment to Israel, offering even less religious Jews a powerful connection to their people and homeland.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:22:47 GMT Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:22:47 GMT 911828 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Torah,Zionism,religion,God,Zionist,Magazine 111 Zionism and the enduring Jewish connection to Israel https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-911771 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/742379' alt='‘Teivah,’ by Yoran Raanan, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, 2026. (photo credit: Courtesy Yoram Raanan)' title='‘Teivah,’ by Yoran Raanan, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 80 cm, 2026. (photo credit: Courtesy Yoram Raanan)' /><br />As the Jewish holiday season ends, the Baal Shem Tov’s teachings remind us how prayer, art, and music can sustain us through the year ahead.<br /> Courtesy Yoram Raanan Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:59:22 GMT Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:53:55 GMT 911771 N False BY MEIRA RAANAN False Jewish holidays,God,Baal Shem Tov,World,Noah's Ark 111 1047 Parashat Noah: How prayer becomes an ark that carries us through turbulent times https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-911826 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/742151' alt='He could throw the empty cup out the window, thinking no one will notice. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='He could throw the empty cup out the window, thinking no one will notice. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Noah’s sacrifice after the Flood offers a lesson in sincere faith and the importance of doing good without seeking recognition.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:59:07 GMT Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:59:07 GMT 911826 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,religion,Mishna,God,Moshe Maimonides,Noah's Ark 111 1047 Parashat Noah: The power of doing good without seeking recognition https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-911912 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:58:22 GMT Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:58:22 GMT 911912 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-911044 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1261,w_1890/741112' alt='Let us ensure we do not let this election divide us. Pictured: Dismantling a sukkah in Ashdod, Oct. 5. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Let us ensure we do not let this election divide us. Pictured: Dismantling a sukkah in Ashdod, Oct. 5. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />In the weeks ahead, Israelis will argue fiercely about the election and the country’s future. Jews elsewhere will have their own arguments about Israel, politics, and the Jewish community's future.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:02:28 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:02:28 GMT 911044 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False king david of israel,bible,Israel Elections,2026 Israeli Elections,Israel Elections 2026 111 1047 Jonathan and David: What does friendship mean when loyalty comes with a price? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-911038 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2623,w_3937/741102' alt='ALIYAH: JUST the beginning. Pictured: French immigrants arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, Aug. 3. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='ALIYAH: JUST the beginning. Pictured: French immigrants arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, Aug. 3. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Rashi’s comment reminds us that history is shaped not only by people who occupy positions of power, but also by the timing of their arrival.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:02:01 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:02:01 GMT 911038 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Torah,books,philosophy,Beresheet,book review,Magazine 111 New book offers fresh take on Rashi, one of Judaism's most prolific commentators https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-911036 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2206,w_3937/741098' alt='WATER HOLDS a profound place in Judaism, (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='WATER HOLDS a profound place in Judaism, (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Water is also the thread that connects the festival of Sukkot, which we recently concluded, with the first Torah portion, Parashat Bereishit, read on the first Shabbat after Sukkot.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:51:15 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:51:15 GMT 911036 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,Jewish faith,parasha,Magazine,Bereishit 111 1047 Parashat Bereishit: Water sustains the earth as Torah sustains the human being https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-911143 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:51:08 GMT Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:51:08 GMT 911143 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-910296 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/740089' alt='Praying at the entrance to the Temple Mount on Sukkot, Sept. 29. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Praying at the entrance to the Temple Mount on Sukkot, Sept. 29. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Shmini Atzeret’s Temple haftarah takes on new meaning as Jews increasingly pray and perform mitzvot on the Temple Mount.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:03:38 GMT Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:03:38 GMT 910296 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Israel,Judaism,Sukkot,Temple Mount,Jewish holidays,religion,jews,High Holy Days 111 1048 Shmini Atzeret and the return of Jewish prayer to the Temple Mount https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-910316 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/740110' alt='‘CHAG HA’ASIF’: Tel Winery winemaker Lital Ovadia leads the early-morning grape harvest at the vineyard in Moshav Shaal, Golan Heights, Sept. 23. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='‘CHAG HA’ASIF’: Tel Winery winemaker Lital Ovadia leads the early-morning grape harvest at the vineyard in Moshav Shaal, Golan Heights, Sept. 23. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Sukkot marks the end of the agricultural cycle, Chag Ha’asif, the festival of gathering in the harvest.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:03:09 GMT Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:03:09 GMT 910316 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Sukkot,Jewish holidays,Magazine,The October 7 Massacre 111 1048 Celebrating Sukkot and Simchat Torah after the October 7 Massacre https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-910312 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/740104' alt='SIMCHAT TORAH at a base on the border with Gaza, last Oct. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='SIMCHAT TORAH at a base on the border with Gaza, last Oct. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />The joy of Simchat Torah is not merely an individual’s personal joy. It is joy about the Torah that exists within the people of Israel.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:50:44 GMT Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:50:44 GMT 910312 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Torah,Jewish holidays,parasha,Magazine 111 1048 Why are we so joyous on Simchat Torah? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-910406 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:50:15 GMT Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:50:15 GMT 910406 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 1048 Simchat Torah and Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909526 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2624,w_3937/739046' alt='(Illustrative) A woman stands inside a Sukkah, holding a Lulav and Etrog. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='(Illustrative) A woman stands inside a Sukkah, holding a Lulav and Etrog. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />The sukkah is where we spend much of our time over the holiday, eating our meals, and many sleep in the sukkah when conditions and weather allow. <br /> FLASH90 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:56:19 GMT Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:56:19 GMT 909526 N False BY RABBI DAVID STAV False Judaism,Sukkot,Torah,Jewish holidays,Jewish,unity,Magazine 111 1048 Sukkot 2026: Israel cannot survive with separate sukkot for each Israeli https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909588 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2252,w_4000/739148' alt='Dead Sea Tourism jeeping. (photo credit: Dead Sea tourism)' title='Dead Sea Tourism jeeping. (photo credit: Dead Sea tourism)' /><br />Now it’s up to you to choose which activities your family will enjoy. Whatever you do, you’ll be sure to have fun in Jerusalem this Sukkot!<br /> Dead Sea tourism Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:36:57 GMT Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:36:57 GMT 909588 N False BY RONIT ANSBACHER AND JOANNA SHEBSON False Sukkot,Tourism,vacation,Jewish holidays,Vacation Planning,attraction 111 1048 Fun activities to check out in and around Jerusalem this Sukkot https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909684 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See candle lighting times for your area<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:33 GMT Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:33 GMT 909684 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False American Jewry,Judaism,Sukkot,Jewish holidays,Shabbat,Diaspora,candle lighting 111 1048 Sukkot and Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909577 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/739136' alt='BOUND TOGETHER: Morning prayers in Katzrin, Sukkot 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='BOUND TOGETHER: Morning prayers in Katzrin, Sukkot 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />The sukkah suggests unity through sameness. Everyone sits beneath the same fragile roof, exposed to the same elements.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:17 GMT Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:17 GMT 909577 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Sukkot,Jewish holidays,Magazine,Four Species,2026 Israeli Elections,Israel Elections 2026 111 1048 Sukkot's arava and the art of compromise in a divided Israel https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909575 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2626,w_3937/739135' alt='EXAMINING AN ETROG. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' title='EXAMINING AN ETROG. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)' /><br />The Torah itself emphasizes the idea of hadar in the festival’s central mitzvah, the mitzvah of the Four Species, and even makes it part of the definition of the mitzvah.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:10 GMT Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:10 GMT 909575 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Sukkot,Jewish holidays,Magazine,High Holy Days,Four Species 111 1048 Sukkot 2026: The refined person https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909157 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1067,w_1600/738417' alt='Thousands of Jews gather for slihot prayer services at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Yom Kippur, September 15, 2026 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' title='Thousands of Jews gather for slihot prayer services at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem, ahead of Yom Kippur, September 15, 2026 (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' /><br />Also in attendance were former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife, Nova survivor Ziv Abud, as well as former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:10:55 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:41:01 GMT 909157 N False BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM False Benjamin Netanyahu,IDF,Western Wall,Yom Kippur,kotel,slichot,prayer,Gaza hostages 111 1048 Some 150,000 people participate in slihot prayers at the Western Wall https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-909152 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5384,w_8072/738508' alt='A Jewish man blows a shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final Selichot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur, September 19, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' title='A Jewish man blows a shofar at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the final Selichot prayers ahead of Yom Kippur, September 19, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)' /><br />Only a small number of those reported to be fasting partially or not at all are older people, according to the survey data, suggesting that the reasons are more linked to health or principle.<br /> CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:32:29 GMT Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:08:35 GMT 909152 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Haredi,Judaism,synagogue,Yom Kippur,Mizrahi,reform,Orthodox Jews,secular,Ashkenazi,fasting 111 1048 How many Israeli Jews fast, participate in prayers on Yom Kippur? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-908920 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/682529' alt='IN THE early morning before Yom Kippur, 2024, prayers for forgiveness are recited at the Western Wall and elsewhere in the Jewish world. (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)' title='IN THE early morning before Yom Kippur, 2024, prayers for forgiveness are recited at the Western Wall and elsewhere in the Jewish world. (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)' /><br />Few images capture Yom Kippur more powerfully than a person bent over a machzor (prayer book), quietly reciting its catalogue of sins.<br /> Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:45:55 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:45:55 GMT 908920 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Yom Kippur,Jewish holidays,religion,prayer,Magazine 111 1048 The inner search for truth and forgiveness on Yom Kippur https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-909034 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:44:45 GMT Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:44:45 GMT 909034 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US