Yom Kippur

The process of asking for forgiveness doesn’t end with making a heartfelt apology, Maimonides made clear.

Each person has the inclination to do both good and bad.

Who fasts and who shouldn't.

The High Holidays provide a special opportunity to repent.

In general, prayer shawls are only worn during the day. Yom Kippur is an exception.

While the synagogue observance of Yom Kippur may seem like a stable, solid, trans-historical whole, it is none of those things.

With animal sacrifices a thing of the past, how do modern Jews achieve atonement?

This Ethiopian Jewish holiday begins at sundown on Tuesday, November 26th, 2019.

The real message of the story we read on Yom Kippur isn't about the power of repentance, but about taking responsibility for others.

On forgiving (or not) a spiritual community that has judged you unfairly.  

The Torah places a high value on self-love. That means practicing self-forgiveness, too.

The ram's horn is blown on the High Holidays in three specific ways.