“Mitah v’Yom HaKippurim Michaprin.” The two ways to truly atone are Death and Yom Kippur. But are the two really so different? On Yom Kippur, we reject food and drink, similar to one close to death.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Jewish communities across the Lowcountry are observing Yom Kippur with heightened security measures prompted by a rise in religious violence across the country. At the Chabad ...

How long does Yom Kippur last? Yom Kippur starts a few minutes before sundown on Sunday, Sept. 24, and goes until after nightfall on Monday, Sept. 25. How is Yom Kippur celebrated? For nearly 26 hours ...

We live on a proverbial thread. Who will meet their Maker at their predetermined time? Who, before their appointed time? It’s that time of year again, as the High Holy Day liturgy incantation, “Who ...

In the Ethics of the Fathers (Pirkei Avot), we read that Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai had five distinguished disciples, whom he asked to go out and see the best way to live our lives. Rabbi Eliezer said ...