Religion

Israelis are decorating their first sukkahs since Oct. 7 with symbols of the crisis since

Pictures of the hostages and the color yellow are frequent displays in the temporary booths for the for Sukkot holiday.

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Jake Retzlaff

Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA preseason game; Jewish BYU football player suits up

“I feel that the best way to start the season is by honoring Jewish tradition,” Avdija announced before the game.

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From snout to tail, a 3,000-year history of Jews and the pig

A professor of religious studies explores how the pig became the ultimate Jewish taboo — and an inadvertent marker of Jewish identity.

Sandy Koufax

Sandy Koufax famously didn’t pitch on Yom Kippur in 1965. But did he go to synagogue?

One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning

Shofars blown along Ukrainian frontlines as part of Rosh Hashanah initiative for soldiers

I used to cringe at Rosh Hashanah ‘blessings’ cursing our enemies. Not this year.

How Oct. 7 changed belief

‘The Jewish texts that changed for me since Oct. 7’: A symposium

Investigation largely clears Ziegler rabbinical school deans of ethics code allegations

The main sanctuary at Temple Emanu-El.

From securing a tortoise to 40 hours of choir rehearsal: How New York’s Temple Emanu-El prepares for the High Holidays

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