Despite widespread vaccination, Taubes thinks Yom Kippur-observant Jews ought to follow their normal, non-High Holy Day hand-washing routines this year.

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year, ask for forgiveness, and think about how to improve for the coming year.

On Yom Kippur, Jews refrain from work, fast from food and drink, and spend most of the day in prayer in synagogue. We ask God for forgiveness, seek forgiveness from our neighbors, ...

Eleven years ago this Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, Rabbi Janet Marder asked the non-Jews in her California congregation to come forward for a blessing. These 100 or so people ...

Yom Kippur concludes a 10-day period known as the “Days of Awe” that begins with the Jewish New Year, which is called Rosh Hashanah. Jews around the world are to face their misdeeds and sins ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year. It's the day of atonement after the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah. On this day, Jews ask God for forgiveness for their sins to secure their fate.

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year. Many Jews will attend services at synagogues or other congregations, reciting special ...

The High Holy Days, celebrated by the Jewish faithful over a 10 days, conclude with Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown on Sunday. This day of reflection serves as a reminder that Jews have been a ...

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year, ask for forgiveness, and think about how to improve for the coming year.

And now, Jews around the world of readying themselves for Yom Kippur, which celebrates "closing the book" on the previous year. Together, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur represent the highest of holy ...

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year, ask for forgiveness, and think about how to improve for the coming year.