Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jewish High Holy Days commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via ...

Jews worldwide are observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, by fasting and abstaining from work today on what is considered the holiest day of the year. The Levite Jewish Community Center in ...

Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening of September 22. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, ...

It is known that on Yom Kippur and Hoshana Rabba, the heavens seal our judgment and decrees for the coming up year. And yet according to Kabbalah, the hidden secrets of the Holy Torah, it is written ...

Jewish leaders say they have spent millions on additional security protections in recent years amid a rise in antisemitic incidents.

Our Torah portion, Emor, has the most detailed list in the Torah of our Festivals and other Holy Days. This Torah portion gives us the opportunity not only to study what the various holidays are, but ...

"Celebrating a Jewish day, such as Sukkot, especially when the rest of society is carrying on as usual, is truly special." ...

Erev Shavuot, Salonika, 1533. Two young Sephardic rabbinic luminaries – Rav Yosef Karo and Rav Shlomo Alkabetz – got together for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the all night Torah study custom first mentioned ...

(The Conversation) — As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the High Holy Days, a scholar of the Bible explains their history and why they might offer consolation in times of uncertainty. As a ...

Over the next few weeks, members of the Jewish faith will observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, usually in September and October. These holidays commemorate ...