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That highest of holy days, Yom Kippur, is nowadays focused on fasting, prayer, and spiritual introspection. But in ancient ...

Until his 70th birthday, Moriah had never been preoccupied with the passing of time or his own mortality. But as he entered ...

Last Saturday, tens of thousands of Christians gathered under the blazing October sun on the National Mall in, DC, for an all ...

During Sukkot, Jews across the world dwell in temporary shelters and wave the Four Species in celebration of the harvest ...

Among the texts included in the project and penned in the Ge'ez language, is the Orit, the Beta Israel Torah which includes ...

For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic synagogues has held a Jewish worship service. Kol Nidre, ...

American Jews and Christians don't care about Palestinian people, despite their concern for civil rights and justice.

Like many Jewish practices, the harvest festival of Sukkot largely takes place at home − meaning families can incorporate ...

Free Yom Kippur services will be conducted at Laugh Factory Hollywood Saturday with a morning service set for 11 a.m. and a Neilah service at 5:30 p.m. with lox, cream cheese and bagels provided ...

Israeli forces continued counterterror operations in both Lebanon and Gaza, even as soldiers managed to fit in some time to chant Yom Kippur prayers.