Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days. It marks the beginning of a series of special dates on the Jewish calendar, called the High Holidays ...

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn holiday for reflecting on the past year's sins. Many Jewish people observe the holiday by fasting for 25 hours and abstaining from work. Yom Kippur ...

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.