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News and updates about Yom Kippur

The King extends His hand to you – Won't you take it?

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 King extends His hand to you – Won't you take it?

Shabbat Shuvah: The loving exam

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.

Shabbat Shuvah: The loving exam

Michigan:

Yom Kippur student absences could cost schools state funding

Some Michigan school districts stand to lose funding as 'count day' coincides with Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur student absences could cost schools state funding

Heightened tensions expected

Thousands of police to secure Jerusalem during holidays

Border policemen, police, and volunteers expected to patrol and keep the peace as city hosts massive holiday events

Thousands of police to secure Jerusalem during holidays

Emor (Diaspora): The shame culture

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.

Emor (Diaspora): The shame culture

The eighth day of Hannukah

Eight is a central number is Jewish life.It represents the uniquely Jewish concept that man has the ability to transcend his nature.

The eighth day of Hannukah

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Maine district removes High Holy Days from school calendar

Only months after adding High Holy Days as official school holidays, Lewiston, Maine school district criticized for removing them.

Maine district removes High Holy Days from school calendar

German police officer under investigation for letters to killer

A German police officer allegedly sent fan mail to the gunman who attacked a synagogue on Yom Kippur.

German police officer under investigation for letters to killer

Jon Ossoff condemns anti-Semitic graffiti at Georgia schools

In a Yom Kippur speech, Sen. Jon Ossoff condemned anti-Semitism at Georgia high schools.

Jon Ossoff condemns anti-Semitic graffiti at Georgia schools

Fewer tests, fewer positive: 3,171 diagnosed with coronavirus

Number of new infections drops with number of coronavirus tests performed. Positivity rate remains high, at 6.33%.

Fewer tests, fewer positive: 3,171 diagnosed with coronavirus

Suspicion: Driver who killed 12-year-old on Yom Kippur was drunk

Aran Azulai was convicted in 2014 and 2015 of drunk driving, report says.

Suspicion: Driver who killed 12-year-old on Yom Kippur was drunk

NJ school defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti on Yom Kippur eve

Hate incident denounced by city of Glen Rock and local politicians, but school board still searching for whoever was responsible.

NJ school defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti on Yom Kippur eve

Netanyahu attends Ne'ilah Yom Kippur service at Western Wall

Opposition leader concludes Yom Kippur fast by joining the closing prayers of the day at the Western Wall.

Netanyahu attends Ne'ilah Yom Kippur service at Western Wall

12-year-old on bicycle killed on Yom Kippur

18 injuries or fatalities from traffic accidents occur across the country on Yom Kippur.

12-year-old on bicycle killed on Yom Kippur

Thousands attend Yom Kippur prayers in Dizengoff Square

Led by the Rosh Yehudi center, services in the heart of Tel Aviv drew massive crowds throughout Yom Kippur.

Thousands attend Yom Kippur prayers in Dizengoff Square

4 arrested in plot to attack German synagogue on Yom Kippur

Alleged Islamist plot to attack synagogue in Hagen on holiest day of the Jewish calendar foiled.

4 arrested in plot to attack German synagogue on Yom Kippur

Kiryat Shmona yeshiva students to spend Yom Kippur on kibbutzim

'We're very glad yeshiva students are joining our kibbutz's prayers, it connects us to our heritage,' says Netanel Dik of Kibbutz Manara.

Kiryat Shmona yeshiva students to spend Yom Kippur on kibbutzim

Air traffic to Israel to halt at 1:35pm ahead of Yom Kippur

Flights scheduled to resume at 11pm tomorrow (Thursday).

Air traffic to Israel to halt at 1:35pm ahead of Yom Kippur

President Joe Biden's Yom Kippur message to Jewish community

President Biden releases Yom Kippur statement wishing the Jewish community "an easy and meaningful fast."

President Joe Biden's Yom Kippur message to Jewish community

Yom Kippur: The essential Zionist holiday

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.

Yom Kippur: The essential Zionist holiday

Jerusalem chief rabbi orders women's mikvahs closed

'I hear my friends crying, their grandmothers immersed before Yom Kippur - but this year the chief rabbi is preventing it,' former MK says.

Jerusalem chief rabbi orders women's mikvahs closed

For we are Your people

Preparing for Yom Kippur.

For we are Your people

Ambassador Erdan: G'mar Chatima Tova!

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.

Ambassador Erdan: G'mar Chatima Tova!

PM Naftali Bennett:

'I stand by my decision - Israel is getting back to normal'

Ahead of Yom Kippur, PM Bennett calls on the unvaccinated to get the jab, and touts his foreign policy and budgetary accomplishments.

'I stand by my decision - Israel is getting back to normal'

Yom HakiPurim and Purim

The similarity in names is not coincidental.

Yom HakiPurim and Purim

Israel ratchets up security ahead of Yom Kippur

Following stabbing attack in Jerusalem, Israel beefs up security on eve of Yom Kippur holiday, with large numbers of police in the capital.

Israel ratchets up security ahead of Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - Guide for the Perplexed

A summary of facts and background informaation concerning the holiest day of the Jewish year. Op-ed.

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) - Guide for the Perplexed

Magen David Adom on high alert as Yom Kippur begins

MDA stations throughout the country reinforced on Yom Kippur. Hospitals will operate in an emergency format.

Magen David Adom on high alert as Yom Kippur begins

Laws for Yom Kippur 5782 during the covid pandemic

Summary of the laws that pertain to the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish year with additions in light of the covid pandemic.

Laws for Yom Kippur 5782 during the covid pandemic

The Purification of Yom Kippur

The atonement promised to Israel on Yom Kippur expresses the special connection between God and Israel that does not depend on our actions.

The Purification of Yom Kippur

Who does PM Bennett ask forgiveness from?

Prime Minister gives interview in which he admits to a mistake for which he seeks forgiveness ahead of Yom Kippur.

Who does PM Bennett ask forgiveness from?

Father, forgive me

The Yom Kippur confession has no mention of keeping kosher, observing Shabbat, neglecting davening, failing to put on tefillin.

Father, forgive me

My Experience Praying With Rav Kanievsky On Yom Kippur

Last year, I had an experience that I never thought that I, a regular guy from Lakewood, would be able to have.

My Experience Praying With Rav Kanievsky On Yom Kippur

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Jerusalem Mufti: Muslims outraged by shofar on Temple Mount

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem condemns 'extremist' calls for Jewish prayer, learning, and shofar blowing on Temple Mount.

Jerusalem Mufti: Muslims outraged by shofar on Temple Mount

Discovering Life's Purpose on Yom Kippur

How connecting to the expanded consciousness of Yom Kippur can allow us to recognize humanity's inner unity.

Discovering Life's Purpose on Yom Kippur

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Rosh Chodesh Elul is the beginning of the month of mercy and forgiveness leading up to the High Holydays.

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

For 3 Tammuz: Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

For the Rebbe's yahrzeit: The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life.

For 3 Tammuz:  Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

Teshuva is the greatest gift G-d gave to man - and once you learn about it in the Tanya, you will not be the same as you were before.

Weekly Tanya video\lecture: The Epistle on Repentance

NJ: 1,000 attend Yom Kippur service at minor league ballpark

Reform congregation in New Jersey uses minor league ballpark for Yom Kippur prayers, allowing worshippers to social distance.

NJ: 1,000 attend Yom Kippur service at minor league ballpark

The Daily Portion:

An historic Yom Kippur

One thing was clear: this was one Yom Kippur that would not be forgotten.

An historic Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur outdoors in Israel was fantastic

Yom Kippur succeeded in embroidering a tapestry of the Jewish people at outdoor prayer. Op-ed.

Yom Kippur outdoors in Israel was fantastic

Jerusalem: COVID-19 patient found in synagogue

Man with confirmed case of coronavirus fined after violating home isolation order and going to synagogue before Yom Kippur.

Jerusalem: COVID-19 patient found in synagogue

Hatzalah treats 1,537 people on Yom Kippur

United Hatzalah treats 124 patients who fainted over the fast, hundreds of victims of motor and bicycle accidents.

Hatzalah treats 1,537 people on Yom Kippur

Watch: Russia Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar ends Yom Kippur in Moscow

Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar in Moscow, ushers out Yom Kippur 5781.

Watch: Russia Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar ends Yom Kippur in Moscow

Health Ministry worried about Yom Kippur COVID-19 spike

According to Health Ministry, current lockdown will have to be extended by at least 1-2 weeks to flatten curve of new infections.

Health Ministry worried about Yom Kippur COVID-19 spike

Office of the Chief Rabbi

We will get through this together

We will be praying from the depths of our hearts and at the same time, God is calling upon us to do the most we can.

We will get through this together

And the idols will be utterly exterminated

The purpose of teshuva (repentance) is to free us from the various idols of desire that bind us throughout the year.

And the idols will be utterly exterminated

'I ask you - do not lend your hand to division and hatred'

Ahead of Yom Kippur, Defense Minister calls for unity in the fight against the coronavirus.

'I ask you - do not lend your hand to division and hatred'

When does the fast start?

Fast starting times around Israel.

When does the fast start?

Health Minister: I'll pray in a small minyan with a mask

Minister Edelstein calls on public to obey health instructions during Yom Kippur fast.

Health Minister: I'll pray in a small minyan with a mask

Ten tips for Yom Kippur this year

10 important tips regarding this year's Yom Kippur observance.

Ten tips for Yom Kippur this year

Watch: Disinfecting synagogues before Yom Kippur

IPM company disinfects synagogues to allow worshippers to pray indoors on Yom Kippur.

Watch: Disinfecting synagogues before Yom Kippur

Rabbi Amar issues Yom Kippur coronavirus ruling

Rishon LeZion and Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Shlomo Amar instructs patients over age of 65 with symptoms to eat normally on Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Amar issues Yom Kippur coronavirus ruling

Laws for Yom Kippur 5781 during the covid pandemic

Summary of the laws that pertain to the holiest and most solemn day of the Jewish year with additions in light of the covid pandemic.

Laws for Yom Kippur 5781 during the covid pandemic

Art and Thought series:

Yom Kippur dialogues

A time of dialogue with oneself, Rabbis, writings, friends, and that ultimate dialogue with the Creator which is the essence of Yom Kippur.

Yom Kippur dialogues

Days of awe (and loopholes)

Everyone is blaming everyone else, lignoring rules, and not looking in the mirror. It’s not exactly the spirit of the Days of Awe, Op-ed

Days of awe (and loopholes)

To be Reborn - Shabbat Teshuvah and Yom Kippur

We must feel such a great rupture with the past when we repent, that it is as if we have no previous reality.

To be Reborn - Shabbat Teshuvah and Yom Kippur

The power of Yom Kippur's forgiveness for Jew and non-Jew alike

Yom Kippur: How to change your spiritual DNA? How does Torah define sin, and what makes repentance real?

The power of Yom Kippur's forgiveness for Jew and non-Jew alike






























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