Yom Kippur

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We begin our day with the acknowledgment of ‘Modeh Ani.’
 Jewish men dance with Israeli flags during Jerusalem Day celebrations at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025.

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Released hostage David Cunio is greeted as he returns to his home in Yavne, last October.

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Flowers and an Israeli flag lie on the ground in a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

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 A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard, in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2024.

Following up on our Yom Kippur prayers – opinion

We need to remember the commitments we made on Yom Kippur every day, not just during the confessional.

 Masses gather at the Western Wall last week, during the days leading up to Yom Kippur. The prayers we recited and the commitments we made on Yom Kippur are lacking in value without follow-up, the writer asserts.

After bomb threat interrupted Kol Nidre, this congregation kept praying on Manhattan street

Immediately after the call came in, the synagogue security guard alerted the congregants, prompting 400 people to exit the building.

 The Town and Village Synagogue in New York's East Village.

Yom Kippur, ‘sinat hinam,’ and Israel's failed leadership - opinion

As the year progressed, I began to view the events of Yom Kippur 2023 through a different lens. I now believe that the threat facing the Jewish people is more insidious than internal division alone.

 An illustrative image of people breaking their fast after Yom Kippur.

1700 people join Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto for Yom Kippur prayers in Jerusalem


Yom Kippur reflections: Atonement in a post-October 7 Israel - opinion

Reflections on Yom Kippur, accountability, and Israel's leadership failures following the October 7 attacks and ongoing conflict.

 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur act as an anchor for the Jewish people.

Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust

The Klausen Synagogue in Prague held its first Jewish service since WWII, symbolizing a resurgence of Jewish life in the city.

 Klausen Synagogue in Prague, November 2016.

Paul McCartney spotted attending Yom Kippur prayers in Chile

While McCartney himself is not Jewish, the former Beatles star in the photo could be seen donning a kippa and standing next to his Jewish wife, Nancy Shevell, at the service. 

 Paul McCartney seen with his wife attending Yom Kippur prayer services in Chile synagogue on Saturday October 12, 2024

Reflection and unity: A Yom Kippur like never before – opinion

This Yom Kippur, we fight to make sure October 7 never happens again.

 IDF soldiers sit in a military vehicle, in northern Israel, this week. Israel’s struggle is not just a fight for its own survival but also a fight for humanity and the values of the civilized world, the writer argues.

MDA treats nearly 3000 cases over Yom Kippur, one man killed in violent incident

Out of the nearly 3,000 people, 1,969 were evacuated for further treatment at hospitals, including 286 who fainted, became dehydrated, or felt unwell due to fasting.

MDA forces arrive at Tunnels Checkpoint, south of Jerusalem, 6 August 2024.