Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Friday at sunset, the holiest day of the year in Judaism begins. It's called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, and it lasts ...

It’s a swing and a mitzvah for Bronx Bombers fans. Rabbis are bringing the high heat over the Jewish high holidays and reminding congregants not to ditch their religious obligations for the highly ...

Some Rabbis are altering tradition slightly to account for dispersed congregations, power outages and flooded temples. For others, it’s business as usual. By Hank Sanders The damage and displacement ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...

Rosh Hashanah has come and gone and with it, the joy of welcoming a new year. What follows is the great Jewish anti-celebration: Yom Kippur. The most important day on the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur – ...