Following Rosh Hashanah on the calendar, Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for people of the Jewish faith. With this holiday, God's judgment is final for the year, and repentance is crucial.

The exact date varies each year as it's based on the lunar calendar, and marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is also called the Day of Atonement. Jews focus on asking God for forgiveness as it is believed that he will make his final judgement on ...

They stand on the first day of the month of Kislev – a quiet and continuous Yom Kippur – preparing for us the candles of the menorah that we will soon light on Hanukkah. Arutz Sheva's Hebrew ...

The Klausen Synagogue had not held a Jewish worship service since the Nazis shuttered it and murdered most Czech Jews. For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. First of all, Hanukkah is not as big of a holiday for Jewish people as Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashanah, which are the highest of holiest days ...