Yom Kippur

Why I Look Forward to Fasting

Finding meaning on Yom Kippur is nourishing in its own way

What Makes the Tears Flow – That Sweet, Special Moment

At the back of the room sat a woman, her husband, and her mother. 

Raising the Voice of Our Souls

Hopes and prayers for Yom Kippur 5778.

A Laotian Recipe To Fortify Us for the Yom Kippur Fast

For this Laotian Jew, a rice recipe from his Buddhist childhood sustains him through Yom Kippur.

Coming to Believe in Collective Prayers of Repentance

How a former Catholic became a believer and leader of collective Jewish prayers of repentance.

Feeding While Fasting – A New Beginning

Across the world yesterday or today, Jews celebrate Simchat Torah, the conclusion of the Festival of Sukkot. Simchat Torah is ...

Reflections on Liturgy of the High Holy Days

We spent the whole morning of prayers during the High Holidays on our pleas for forgiveness from God, and our ...

Yom Kippur Is Important. The Day After Is Even More So.

We sat in synagogue most, if not all, of the day. We didn’t eat. We thought about the ways we missed ...

Birthday Wishes

Happy birthday world Hayom Harat Olam Congratulations On making it another year, On faking it another year Like they earned ...