Yom Kippur primarily centers around atonement and repentance. While the majority of the day involves prayer, a larger portion of the observation includes fasting. Jewish people have to refrain ...

She says that on Saturday, she and the four other IDF surveillance soldiers released in recent days recited Birkat Hagomel, a Jewish blessing ... and fasting on Yom Kippur: More testimonies ...

Even Jews who do not go to the synagogue very much will go on Yom Kippur. The day is spent in continuous prayer. Have a look at the thinking points below. You can discuss them with somebody else ...

The holy rebbe, Rav Yisroel of Ruzhin, adds that Purim is even more, for while on Yom Kippur Hashem forgives only with teshuva, repentance, on Purim He forgives as soon as we ask Him, as it says, Kol ...

Those that have not are in many cases limiting attendance to members only, making in-person prayer inaccessible ... 15, before Yom Kippur begins that evening. Pegged to the lesser-known Jewish ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. This video explores its historical roots in the Torah, its connection to repentance and purification, and ...