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In general, feelings toward having a birthday on Yom Kippur range from relative indifference to downright disdain.

I am curious what I might learn if I were to push myself past my comfort zone. Certainly, Yom Kippur does that.

How do you prepare the body hours before a fast? What should you break the fast with? What foods make you more thirsty?

If you’re feeling ambitious, you can elevate that traditional bagel-based meal by making it from scratch with one of these recipes by Jewish influencer chef Eitan Bernath.

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism and is a 25-hour long day of fasting and praying.

This year, I’m bringing you four recipes for cookies, cake and jam that you can eat immediately after the Yom Kippur fast ends. 

Every year, thousands of people require the services of MDA during Yom Kippur because of the heat, fasting, dehydration, injuries on bikes and more.

Healthcare provider Meuhedet has published its medical instructions regarding people with medical conditions fasting on Yom Kippur.

I find it hard to swallow my disgust at the Yom Kippur lunch. The right to keep Yom Kippur is too precious to be distorted in this way.