The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.

Hanukkah (the first candle is lit on the evening of Dec. 20, 2011) is the Jewish holiday which celebrates miracles. ...

For the birds.

What we can learn from Nadav and Avihu.

A Rosh Hashanah ritual for the whole family.

Simple white shrouds democratize death and protect the poor from embarrassment.

Cruising on Fifth Avenue one day, a taxi is hailed by a man standing on the corner. Entering the cab, ...

The Karaites, biblical fundamentalists, challenged the authority of rabbinic Judaism.

Emergency back-up wife.

The first plague affected the entire water supply of Egypt.