Yom Kippur

Ideas

Avoiding politics is a political act, no matter what Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says

Insisting that the Torah speaks neither for nor against a political cause or leader is itself defining one’s Jewish values in a specific way.

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Ideas

Not feeling it in Zoom synagogue? Going outside could help.

This is a time to get our priorities in order. Perhaps that involves more wind, birds and vistas — more trees and fewer screens.

Airplane

United passenger takes her Yom Kippur dilemma to the airline’s CEO — and has the flight time changed

The original departure time didn’t leave enough time after the fast for the woman to make her Israel flight.

Ideas

Mayim Bialik on what Yom Kippur and the book of Jonah mean to her this year

Global

Nearly a year after attempted Yom Kippur attack, pandemic forces Halle Jews out of synagogue for High Holidays

Culture

Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday activities during COVID-19?

United States

Israeli flag defaced with swastika and white supremacist symbols found at Cape Cod synagogue

Israel

2 children riding bicycles killed in separate incidents in Israel on Yom Kippur

United States

Backpack set alight on steps of Jewish center in Brooklyn over Yom Kippur

Israel

Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers pray at Western Wall on eve of Yom Kippur

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