Rosh Hashanah, meaning "head of the year" in Hebrew, is the celebration of the Jewish New Year. It’s commemorated with prayers, food and gatherings.

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish faith, is being celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Yom Kippur is the day of atonement following the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. It involves followers of the ...

The Jewish faithful have many celebrations, and for some, the most solemn — Yom Kippur — is set to begin. Yom Kippur is a time of reflection and marks the end of a stretch of days that begin with the ...

Beginning at sunset today, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their year. Many Jews commonly spend the day in ...

WASHINGTON — Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and also one of the most somber commemorations of the year. It marks the end of the "Days of Awe," a 10-day period that begins on Rosh ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a day of fasting, prayer and repentance. In 2025, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2.

It's Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Many will take time to reflect on the past year, asking how they could have done better. And, maybe, how they can put down their lizard. Yom Kippur, the ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio - As dusk settled over the Shaker Lakes Nature Center on Wednesday evening, the quiet of the surrounding woods framed a gathering inside the center’s main building, where one ...