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Articles for Yom Kippur

Opinion: I’m a rabbi and a former IDF soldier. This Yom Kippur I’m atoning for my part in the occupation
2 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: I’m a rabbi and a former IDF soldier. This Yom Kippur I’m atoning for my part in the occupation

LA Times  

Forty-one years ago, I was posted with the Israel Defense Forces as a soldier, in the Palestinian village of Tekoa in the West Bank. We were demanding that AIPAC stop pressuring Congress to continue funding Israel’s war in Gaza; the U.S. should halt military aid to Israel as long as we believe it is committing human rights violations. As one …

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Column: On Yom Kippur, a Jewish case for fossil fuel divestment
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: On Yom Kippur, a Jewish case for fossil fuel divestment

LA Times  

Rabbi Jacob Siegel, climate finance advisor at Dayenu, takes part in an interfaith protest outside Citigroup headquarters in New York. “We should not, as a Jewish people, be investing our money in and perpetuating the fossil fuel industry when we know they are the bad guy,” said Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Dayenu’s founder and CEO. “The Jewish community has been slower …

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It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
2 months, 3 weeks ago

It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

Associated Press  

Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world. “It’s been a very difficult time, the most difficult time for a Jew in America that I’ve been alive,” said Gayle Pomerantz, senior rabbi at Miami Beach’s Temple Beth …

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It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
2 months, 3 weeks ago

It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

The Independent  

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'We've not seen this much danger since 1973': Anthony Blinken warns the Middle East is in the worst turmoil since the Yom Kippur War when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'We've not seen this much danger since 1973': Anthony Blinken warns the Middle East is in the worst turmoil since the Yom Kippur War when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel

Daily Mail  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that the Middle East is in the most severe turmoil since the Yom Kippur War in 1973 when Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has issued a stark warning - stating that the Middle East is in the most severe turmoil since the Yom Kippur War …

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The Yom Kippur war, 50 years on: critical lessons, and why it matters today
1 year, 2 months ago

The Yom Kippur war, 50 years on: critical lessons, and why it matters today

The Independent  

It was 50 years ago, on 6 October, and I was a nine-year-old boy running around in the New Haven synagogue in Connecticut where my father was the rabbi when I came upon a group of men huddled in a corner. open image in gallery Israel’s defence minister Moshe Dayan at the battlefront during the Yom Kippur war It took …

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Hamas, Gaza Strip, Hezbollah: Glossary of terms related to Israel-Palestine conflict you must know
1 year, 2 months ago

Hamas, Gaza Strip, Hezbollah: Glossary of terms related to Israel-Palestine conflict you must know

Hindustan Times  

The deadliest fighting in 50 years continued in southern Israel for a second day as Israeli Defence Forces sought to regain control of areas infiltrated on Saturday by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip. Those images — and the mounting death toll — come 50 years and a day after invading forces from Egypt and Syria caught Israel by surprise …

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Marjorie Taylor Greene fumbles her Yom Kippur greeting with image of Chanukah menorah
1 year, 3 months ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene fumbles her Yom Kippur greeting with image of Chanukah menorah

Salon  

In a now deleted message to X on Sunday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. fumbled a Yom Kippur greeting by using incorrect imagery associated with an entirely different Jewish holiday. In her original message, she wrote, "To all those preparing for the solemn day of Yom Kippur, I wish you a meaningful fast. Although she caught her error relatively quickly, …

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This Jewish high holiday is good for your mental health: Yom Kippur and the value of atonement
1 year, 3 months ago

This Jewish high holiday is good for your mental health: Yom Kippur and the value of atonement

Salon  

According to the Torah — for gentiles, the first five books of the so-called Hebrew Bible — Jews celebrate the holiday Yom Kippur to honor the anniversary of when God forgave them. "There is good science to show that accountability and amends do yield meaningful mental health benefits." "Forgiveness-seeking included humble owning of responsibility for wrongdoing against another person and …

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Bagels and lox. Kugel. Babka. To break the Yom Kippur fast, think made-ahead food, and lots of it
1 year, 3 months ago

Bagels and lox. Kugel. Babka. To break the Yom Kippur fast, think made-ahead food, and lots of it

Associated Press  

The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which begins this year on Sunday evening, is a solemn 25 hours of fasting and atonement. The spread at a “break fast” gathering traditionally consists of foods that are made ahead, served either at room temperature or reheated right before serving. Jake Cohen, author of the just published “I Could Nosh: Jew-ish recipes Revamped …

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Before babka, there was kokosh — a simple cake for breaking Yom Kippur’s fast
1 year, 3 months ago

Before babka, there was kokosh — a simple cake for breaking Yom Kippur’s fast

LA Times  

Last year, I was invited to my first breaking of the fast for Yom Kippur and was asked to bring a dessert. Because I was cooking for a large crowd, I decided to make three desserts with tangential connections to the holiday, as determined by the Google search “Yom Kippur desserts.” I ended up making a flourless chocolate cake, a …

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Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi sees 16 sunsets daily on the space station. How will he observe Ramadan?
1 year, 9 months ago

Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi sees 16 sunsets daily on the space station. How will he observe Ramadan?

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “If we had the opportunity, definitely Ramadan is a good occasion to fast, and it’s actually healthy,” Alneyadi added to reporters at his January news conference. “We’ll wait and see how it goes.” Religion in space: A history Astronauts and religious leaders have attempted to imbue extraterrestrial pursuits with spiritual significance from …

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Antisemitic fliers distributed at San Marino, Pasadena homes at the start of Yom Kippur
2 years, 2 months ago

Antisemitic fliers distributed at San Marino, Pasadena homes at the start of Yom Kippur

LA Times  

Bags containing fliers with antisemitic messages were distributed in San Marino and Pasadena on the start of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. Plastic bags containing fliers with antisemitic messages were left on driveways and in front of homes in San Marino and Pasadena at the start of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur on Tuesday night, according to authorities. Fliers were …

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Amid Ian’s wounds, Jews see healing, renewal in Yom Kippur
2 years, 2 months ago

Amid Ian’s wounds, Jews see healing, renewal in Yom Kippur

Associated Press  

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Even though a destructive hurricane tore through his community just days earlier, nothing was going to stop Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz from holding prayer services Tuesday night for the start of the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Throughout a southwest Florida devastated by Hurricane Ian, Jews planned to hold worship services for Yom Kippur, a day …

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Op-Ed: They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes — but they weren’t talking about Sandy Koufax
2 years, 5 months ago

Op-Ed: They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes — but they weren’t talking about Sandy Koufax

LA Times  

Last month, on the day after Father’s Day, my phone rang. Even though the call was from an unknown number, I answered and heard a voice say, “Hi, it’s Sandy Koufax.” I held my breath in surprise, even though just a few days earlier our lives had briefly intersected. On June 18, my son Micah and I made the pilgrimage …

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Yom Kippur 2021: Is the holy Jewish festival today and what is its significance?
3 years, 3 months ago

Yom Kippur 2021: Is the holy Jewish festival today and what is its significance?

The Independent  

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Israel comes to halt for solemn day of Yom Kippur
3 years, 3 months ago

Israel comes to halt for solemn day of Yom Kippur

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israeli life came to a standstill on Wednesday as Jews marked the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the most solemn point on their calendar, at sundown. The Jewish High Holidays are taking place as Israel is in the grip of a fourth wave of coronavirus infections, with new daily cases at all-time highs since …

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How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists
3 years, 3 months ago

How to practice religion could be a big question for some space tourists

CNN  

New York CNN Business — For centuries, a setting sun has signaled the end of fasting rituals on holidays such as Ramadan and Yom Kippur, a cue to tuck into a delicious meal after a full day of deprivation. Jared Isaacman, the business owner who on Sept. 15 climbed aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon and became the first space tourist …

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Why my father fasted on Yom Kippur: On survival, memory, and the power of a family story
3 years, 3 months ago

Why my father fasted on Yom Kippur: On survival, memory, and the power of a family story

Salon  

"I never prayed or fasted on Yom Kippur," said my father in his lilting Yiddish yarn voice. Not so Grandpa Harry, who'd made a "Shapiro & Son Window Shades" sign, hoping for a partner — the only Jewish father in history unhappy his son would be a doctor. "After that, I promised God I'd go to temple with your mother …

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Yom Kippur synagogue attack leaves German Jews still uneasy
4 years, 2 months ago

Yom Kippur synagogue attack leaves German Jews still uneasy

Associated Press  

BERLIN — As Jews around the world gather Sunday night to mark the beginning of Yom Kippur, many in Germany remain uneasy about going together to their houses of worship to pray, a year after a white-supremacist targeted a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on the holiest day in Judaism. Since then, security has been increased at Jewish …

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In Israel, the Jewish High Holidays clash with a new coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 2 months ago

In Israel, the Jewish High Holidays clash with a new coronavirus lockdown

LA Times  

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man in Bnei Brak, Israel, swings a chicken over his head as part of a religious ritual Wednesday ahead of Yom Kippur next week. Naftali Herstik still remembers the first time he “stood beside the pillar,” meaning that he led Rosh Hashanah services from the central synagogue lectern at which a cantor chants the liturgy. “It is …

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