It is hard to look at the world today and not feel we need a day of repentance and atonement. “Justice, Justice you shall pursue.” We have fallen so short of that politically, socially and ...

For 11 years, a website asked visitors a single question: What do you want to ask forgiveness for? The website, AtoneNet, posted the responses — no names attached — for public perusal, and before Yom ...

The most solemn day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur, normally focuses closely on confession of sin and reconciliation with God. But the 25-hour period of fasting and prayer that began Wednesday ...

During Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, the Jewish community of Laramie will gather for a day of reflection, fasting, prayer and spiritual renewal. This year, Yom Kippur begins at ...

The holiest day of the year in Judaism begins on Wednesday, Oct. 1, just before sunset. It's called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, and it lasts about 26 hours or until nightfall on Thursday. Yom ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a day of fasting, prayer and repentance. In 2025, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2.

A colleague recently reminded me that during the Vietnam War, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel told a journalist that he could not pray because whenever he opened a prayer book, he saw images of children ...