DESERTERS OF ISRAEL, RETURN TO YOUR PEOPLE THIS YOM KIPPUR I remember the last Yom Kippur my father, Elie Wiesel, was still alive. Dressed in white, he held the Torah as the Yom Kippur service began. My son and I stood with him, concerned that it might be too heavy for his frail… Show more
#BREAKING: During the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people - Yom Kippur, Hezbollah terrorists launched two drones from Lebanon towards central Israel. A nursing home in Herzliya was damaged; no casualties were reported. Show more
This is weirdest Yom Kippur I have ever experienced. Sacrilegiously, am not thinking of atonement. I cannot stop thinking about Israel, I cannot stop thinking of the ongoing war, the attacks, the soldiers fighting. The Yom Kippur War of 1973 before I was born. I cannot stop… Show more
Yom Kippur was never my father's favorite day. He'd always get irritable from fasting and it probably didn't help that his mother passed away on Yom Kippur 1981. But one of my earliest memories of Yom Kippur was 1973. I was 9 and my beloved Mets were in the playoffs. They had… Show more
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To those observing Yom Kippur today my heart is with you all. May God be with each of you protecting and covering you with his love, mercy, forgiveness, and grace “May you be sealed in the book of life”
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. It’s a 25-hour period dedicated to reflection, repentance, and reconnecting with our moral and spiritual compass. But what does that actually mean for Jews, and why should it matter to… Show more
In the midst of Nazi persecution and violence in 1942, David Sephiha (second from left) and his family performed an incredible act of resistance—they conducted services to mark Yom Kippur, which begins tonight. David did not survive the Holocaust. Show more
YOM KIPPUR BLESSING… God will provide every resource you need, including finances, people and anointing. From now until this time next year, you and your family will be blessed with good health, God’s favor, strong faith and strong unity, double blessing, double success, and… Show more
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement, Hebrew: יום כיפור) is the last day to atone our sins of the Ten Days of Repentance, which start on the New Year (Rosh Hashanah). This is a fast mentioned in the Bible and the punishment mentioned for not keeping this fast is excommunication.