Jewish

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (263+ words) Among the materials my grandmother left behind is a document titled "Record of the Four Gods Worship." This record contains the journey of prayers made to various parts of Okinawa around 1971, or Showa 46. The places that appear are Hedo in…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (280+ words) A great day begins with small details. Here are the most basic ones. A great day begins with small details Make sure you're on top of things: 1 Yom Kippur begins today, Sunday late afternoon, and continues until Monday evening It's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (552+ words) Jewish communities across Michigan are set to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, this weekend beginning at sundown on Friday, Sept. 11. The holiday, starting Friday night, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1028+ words) Thii past Shabbat was characterized by teshuvah, repentance, as are the ten days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. Of all the Mitzvot in the Torah, Teshuvah is the most potent. Each Mitzvah forges a bond between a finite human…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago   (92+ words) During the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the fast is observed for 25 hours, beginning at sunset and ending at nightfall, with exact times varying by city Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago   (548+ words) The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, starts today. The solemn observance begins at sunset on Sunday, Sept. 20, and continues until nightfall on Monday, Sept. 21, this year. Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the…...

20+ hour, 16+ min ago   (984+ words) Jewish people will observe one of the holiest holidays from Sunday evening to Monday night: Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur starts nine days after the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and marks the end of the 10 Days of Repentance, a period…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (371+ words) The most sacred day of the Jewish calendar has arrived, inviting Jews into a profound day of fasting, heartfelt prayer, and sincere repentance. Yom Kippur is the day-long fast that comes a week after Rosh Hashanah. These special dates are…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago   (15+ words) The Jewish day of atonement reminds us that when we don’t forgive, we punish ourselves....

7+ hour, 40+ min ago   (196+ words) Rabbi Yossi Refson receives help from preschoolers as they lift up the shofar during a lesson about the horn before Rosh Hashanah at Chabad of Charleston-Jewish Life Center, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in Charleston. The shofar, made from a ram’s horn, is…...