Yom Kippur
United Hatzalah volunteers rescue Torah scrolls from Jerusalem synagogue fire
Just as Jews devote themselves first and foremost to protecting human life, United Hatzalah also protects sacred objects when they are threatened.
Ten years later: How an Israeli surgeon saved three lives in on Yom Kippur - opinion
Can young diabetics safely observe Jewish fasts? Insulin pump tweaks can help, Israeli study finds
Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion
Harvard professor suspended after allegedly firing pellet gun near Brookline synagogue
The professor was allegedly seen shooting a pellet rifle in the vicinity of Temple Beth Zion on Erev Yom Kippur.
'It just didn't look right': Manchester synagogue chair on attacker's behavior
Alan Levy, chair of trustees at Heaton Park synagogue, spoke about the moments before Jihad al-Shamie slammed his car into the Manchester prayer site.
'I'm scared to go to the synagogue,' Manchester synagogue terror attack survivors speak to NYT
Survivors of the Yom Kippur terror attack in Manchester describe fear, grief, and rising antisemitism as police tighten security across the city.
Yom Kippur War: How the Book of Isaiah spurred world Jewry to back Israel, refusniks in 1973
The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah. We must act – we must cut the road through – it is up to us to clear the way for ami – My people – God’s people.
Yom Kippur prayer: May this evil/tyrannical government be removed from the Earth - opinion
The current government of Israel – and the Jews of Israel who support it as well as Jews everywhere – need to not only hear but also to heed the call of the shofar this year.
Yom Kippur: What Mishnah Yoma teaches about Jewish unity and public conflict
Let’s use our unique tradition of disagreement, debate, and conversation across difference to explore new solutions where we’ve been stuck for at least the past two years.
The evolution of ‘Aleinu’: Atonement, acknowledgment, and an apostate
The Aleinu prayer has also been associated with martyrdom, especially of the Jews of Blois, who in 1171 were accused of ritual murder and offered their lives in exchange for baptism.
A biblical legend: Yom Kippur and the mystery of Miriam's Well
So powerful was the tradition of Miriam’s Well in Jewish folklore that even after the spring disappeared into Lake Kinneret some 3.5 millennia ago, it occasionally miraculously briefly appeared.
University of Maryland student government passes BDS resolution on Yom Kippur
The executive director of UMD’s Hillel chapter condemned the decision, saying it excluded Jewish students from the process by being held on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
Lessons from Rabbi Adler: Be your father’s son - opinion
Even observant Jews are unfamiliar with the intricacies of Jewish laws and customs surrounding death and mourning.
