The duality of mourning and joy coexisting reminds us of the importance of honoring both the pain and the celebration, as we ...

A Shaker Heights resident who went to register for the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association’s annual conference this year was upset when she found out that it was scheduled to be held on Yom ...

I don’t compare my own prayer practice to that of Rabbi Heschel, but I had a similar experience this Yom Kippur. Wherever I looked in the liturgy, I found myself wondering how many Gaza ...

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“I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,” Avdija announced before the game. Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija sat out his first preseason game ...

Kol Nidre, the introductory service of Yom Kippur, took place in the Klausen Synagogue on Friday night, ending a hiatus that lasted more than 80 years and encompassed both the murder and ...

You could say he said sorry with a little help from his friends. Paul McCartney, the former Beatle, attended Yom Kippur services on Saturday with his Jewish wife in Santiago, Chile. He had ...

Fire officials said the candles were left burning on the front porch as part of a Yom Kippur ceremony, which started sundown on Friday. It quickly spread to the center and some curtains ...

As Israeli Jews marked Yom Kippur, activists for the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza held multiple protests over the weekend that were centered around the day’s focus of ...

Israel observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, on Saturday amid a firestorm of international criticism over its military offensive in Lebanon and its soldiers firing on ...

Some are doing it while trying to observe the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur. NPR's Sarah Ventre has more. SARAH VENTRE, BYLINE: Just days before the Jewish New Year, Hurricane Helene made landfall ...

That reason? The Israeli native was observing Yom Kippur. In an Instagram Story on Thursday night, Avdija announced that he would be missing the game, and the decision had been a no-brainer.