Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The holiday known as Rosh Hashanah has ended, and people of the Jewish faith are in the midst of a time period referred to as "10 ...

Of note: The “ch” sound in “chatima” is not pronounced like the English word “chat.” Instead, it should sound more like guttural utterance from the throat, like a backwards snore, because it comes ...

Israel’s Ambassador to the US, Michael Herzog, reflected on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War as he wished the Jewish community a Gmar Chatima Tova. “On the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day ...

Information Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan (Likud) on Sunday announced her intention to go to synagogue for Yom Kippur services. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the minister added a request for ...

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 ...

The formal Hebrew name of the holiday is Yom HaKippurim, 'day of the atonement'. This name is used in the Bible, Mishnah, and Shulchan Aruch. The word kippurim 'atonement' is one of many Biblical ...