Hezbollah just launched a massive rocket attack on Israeli civilians. Just as Israelis sat down for the pre fast meal on Yom Kippur. A deliberate attack targeting a Jewish religious ceremony. Do the media give a damn? Nope Can you imagine if it were the other way around! Show more
Some really good news as we head into Yom Kippur: Most of Hezbollah’s cash and gold reserves were destroyed in Israel’s recent strike that eliminated the Hezbollah leader at their headquarters. An estimated $1.5 billion in cash was incinerated, and 2,000 pounds of gold… Show more
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
Today Jewish people around the world celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is a day for reflection, prayer and atonement with those marking the holiday this year praying for the release of the 101 hostages still in captivity. Show more
Today, on the eve of the holy day of atonement, Yom Kippur, one of the most important prayers that begins this holiday
— Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman (@RabbiUkraine) October 11, 2024
Beautiful and Powerful. The Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem is packed tonight for the last night of Selichot prayers before Yom Kippur. About 100,000 People.
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
The flag of so much terrorism Directly across the road from Central Synagogue - Sydney, the largest Synagogue in the Southern Hemisphere just in time for Yom Kippur, the Holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Not just attention seekers, they are really trying to annoy the… Show more
— Australian Jewish Association (@AustralianJA) October 11, 2024
Yom Kippur in 2024
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.