Israeli Police have been holding talks with Israeli Arab representatives in bid to diffuse tensions ahead of Yom Kippur, after the burning of an Upper-Galilee mosque earlier this week. Police hope ...

Israel came to a virtual standstill at sundown Tuesday as Jews began observing the start of the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, the 25 hours of fasting and contemplation known as Yom Kippur.

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” So said George Orwell. I’m thinking about this right now. It’s Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish High Holy Days, and I am ...

Wednesday night at sundown, many Jewish people will begin their observance of Yom Kippur. It's considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and it's generally a time of reflection and ...

The Jewish holy holiday Yom Kippur started Oct. 1. Here’s a glance at all things related to the holiday: Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day ...

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on October 12, 2024. [AFP] Hezbollah said it launched a salvo of missiles at an Israeli military ...

As more hostages are released from over 15 months of captivity in the hands of terrorists in Gaza, testimonies of their ...

MOSCOW - Israeli action in Syria violates a 1974 treaty between Israel and Syria that ended the Yom Kippur war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, calling Israeli air strikes on Syria a ...

In the fall of 2023, I spent Yom Kippur in a synagogue, as I often do. I am not, on balance, observant, but for 25 hours I abstained from food and water. I thought about where I’d fallen short in the ...