Shavuot, while not explicitly a day of forgiveness in the same way as Yom Kippur, is a time for reflection, spiritual renewal ...

The Neilah prayers, the final plea for atonement at the end of the Yom Kippur service, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, October 12, 2024. (Paulina Patimer/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement) ...

On Friday evening, our Jewish neighbors begin their High Holy Day, Yom Kippur. My rabbi friends tell me it is the Day of Atonement, a chance to acknowledge their sins and seek mercy through prayer ...

Yom Kippur services begin with the Kol Nidre, an ancient prayer that literally means “all vows” or “all promises.” The last service of the day ends with the sounding of a ram’s horn ...

What to know about Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar The holiday is often observed with a 25-hour fast, five prayer services and traditional feasts before and after fasting.

May all our prayers be answered this Yom Kippur, and may Jewish Nation merit the coming of the Messiah speedily in our days. Dedicated in memory of all those who have perished and sacrificed for ...

Yom Kippur is the tenth of these days, and as such there is certainly an element of repentance in the prayers and service of the day.

What follows is the great Jewish anti-celebration: Yom Kippur. The most important day on the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur – or the day of atonement – offers the chance to ask for forgiveness.

Yom Kippur, the Jewish “Day of Atonement”, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. No day, except the Sabbath, is more sacred than Yom Kippur. Jews seek to get closer to God and are given space to ...

“Many people in the time between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur try to take stock of their relationships and directly ask forgiveness for harm that they’ve caused to another person.” ...

Forty days before Yom Kippur, practicing believers begin blowing the shofar, a special horn, every morning and reciting the Bible's Psalm 27 following their morning and afternoon prayers.

Yom Kippur, also known as the “Day of Atonement,” is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. As one of the High Holy Days, Yom Kippur is filled with prayer, fasting and services at synagogues ...