1,313 requests for pardon
1,313 requests for pardon were submitted this year
Most requests were for the erasure of a criminal record and many positive recommendations were forwarded to the President of Israel.
Most requests were for the erasure of a criminal record and many positive recommendations were forwarded to the President of Israel.
An appeal against the city of Tel Aviv would see the city's ban on gender separation for Yom Kippur street prayers declared illegal.
The rectifications required and repair of the past misdeeds are in the days of repentance that conclude with Yom Kippur.
A letter from the municipality demands that the public Yom Kippur service be held without any physical separation between genders.
Are you prepared? Are you ready?
Hundreds of participants are expected to take part in the Slichot and Piyot event at the Knesset along with dozens of musicians and singers.
Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. This day includes many mitzvahs and customs.
Why is there a mitzvah to eat on the day before Yom Kippur? How does this eating count as a day of fasting?
Our goal is to elevate the physical elements and joy of Purim to a state of sanctity, to an expression of love and gratitude to Hashem
After fainting on Yom Kippur, the Grand Rabbi of Slonim is released home from the hospital.
During the 'Ne'ilah' prayer, which ended after the end of the Yom Kippur fast, senior Moroccan officials arrived at Rabbi Pinto's synagogue.
Foreign worker accompanying an elderly hasid to the Vizhnitz synagogue in Bnei Brak is moved by the Priestly Blessing and films the moment.
Even at the most sacred of times, I have followed my strict rulings in the mind, and gave that credence worthy of no man.
Rock thrown at women’s section at the Orthodox synagogue in city of Hanover during Yom Kippur prayers. No injuries reported.
Neilah service at Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Square held for third straight year.
1,920 people hospitalized, 268 fainted, were dehydrated or felt unwell directly because of the fast.
3 passengers hospitalized after crowd flips car carrying 5 Arabs who entered Bat Yam on the night of Yom Kippur.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau highlights important contributions of Jewish Canadians to the country in Yom Kippur statement.
President and First Lady wish 'an easy and meaningful fast' to Jews in US, Israel and around the world.
The men were taken to a local hospital in critical, moderate, and minor conditions
Israel's first Chief Rabbi on a short Yom Kippur prayer that explains the meaning of our existence.
As G-d’s world was launched, He already provided the capacity for atonement on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, repentance, forgiveness.
Army officer arrested as MKs plan to sound shofar at contested site on eastern side of Jerusalem's Old City ahead of Yom Kippur.
Tens of thousands of Jews recite Selichot on the eve of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem.
Resources to enrich your experience and that of your loved ones: Letters to the next generation, reflections on prayer, 10 Days 10 Ways,
The Yom Kippur fast is to detach our souls a little from the material shackles, and allow good and true aspirations to be revealed.
Summary of the laws that pertain to the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish year
5 things to remember, 5 questions to ask oneself, and how youngsters see the day.
Forgive us, for the sin we committed before You by not appreciating the special miracle we have been privilieged to see in our lifetime.
Yom Kippur is not meant for us to find fault with anyone but our own selves.
In our imperfect and incomplete world it is often difficult to find God, sense His presence and recognize His concern. On Yom Kippur we can.
Why does the Rambam change the language of the Gemara when it comes to changing one's status during the Ten Days of Repentance?
The only way to repent for things we did wrong is to know them first and for this we must make an honest accounting. But don't stop there.
Some Michigan school districts stand to lose funding as 'count day' coincides with Yom Kippur.
Border policemen, police, and volunteers expected to patrol and keep the peace as city hosts massive holiday events
The USA used to be a guilt culture but has skewed toward a shame culture with no forgiveness. Judaism is a guilt culture. Hence Yom Kippur.
Eight is a central number is Jewish life.It represents the uniquely Jewish concept that man has the ability to transcend his nature.
The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.
Only months after adding High Holy Days as official school holidays, Lewiston, Maine school district criticized for removing them.
A German police officer allegedly sent fan mail to the gunman who attacked a synagogue on Yom Kippur.
In a Yom Kippur speech, Sen. Jon Ossoff condemned anti-Semitism at Georgia high schools.
Hate incident denounced by city of Glen Rock and local politicians, but school board still searching for whoever was responsible.
Number of new infections drops with number of coronavirus tests performed. Positivity rate remains high, at 6.33%.
Aran Azulai was convicted in 2014 and 2015 of drunk driving, report says.
Opposition leader concludes Yom Kippur fast by joining the closing prayers of the day at the Western Wall.
Led by the Rosh Yehudi center, services in the heart of Tel Aviv drew massive crowds throughout Yom Kippur.
Alleged Islamist plot to attack synagogue in Hagen on holiest day of the Jewish calendar foiled.
18 injuries or fatalities from traffic accidents occur across the country on Yom Kippur.
Israel’s US and UN Ambassador: Tonight & tomorrow, I will pray for Jews all around the world to be inscribed & sealed in the book of life.
MDA stations throughout the country reinforced on Yom Kippur. Hospitals will operate in an emergency format.
President Biden releases Yom Kippur statement wishing the Jewish community "an easy and meaningful fast."
Ahead of Yom Kippur, PM Bennett calls on the unvaccinated to get the jab, and touts his foreign policy and budgetary accomplishments.
'We're very glad yeshiva students are joining our kibbutz's prayers, it connects us to our heritage,' says Netanel Dik of Kibbutz Manara.
'I hear my friends crying, their grandmothers immersed before Yom Kippur - but this year the chief rabbi is preventing it,' former MK says.
Following stabbing attack in Jerusalem, Israel beefs up security on eve of Yom Kippur holiday, with large numbers of police in the capital.
Flights scheduled to resume at 11pm tomorrow (Thursday).
Preparing for Yom Kippur.
A summary of facts and background informaation concerning the holiest day of the Jewish year. Op-ed.
Are we missing out on the essence of Yom Kippur, on what Jewish prayer is, who we are as a Jewish People, where our destiny lies? Op-ed.
The similarity in names is not coincidental.