We American Jews have always been curious about how the High Holidays were observed abroad — or if they were observed at all.

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Hurricane Milton’s path is tracking through the Gulf of Mexico to St. Pete and Tampa. As Yom Kippur nears, rabbis and Jews ...

The Jewish new year has been ushered in, and Yom Kippur is on its way. Why is it the 'holiest' of holidays for Jews? Here's what to know.

The Greater New Haven Jewish community called for the hostages' return and an end to the violence in Israel and the rise of ...

The events have spurred an identity crisis among some American Jews, as they increase spirituality, confront antisemitism — ...

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The pope declared a fast on Oct. 7, urging Catholics to pray for peace in the Middle East. Jews were already fasting for Tzom ...

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is a solemn holiday for Jewish people. The holiday usually falls during September or October, or during the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Those who observe Yom Kippur ...

One June morning, near 4 a.m. Pittsburgh time, Ahmed Arafat got a text from his sister in Palestine’s Gaza Strip. It was 11 a ...

At Yale, the Oct. 7 attacks set in motion a year of large campus protests responding to Israel’s retaliatory war in Gaza, ...

The morning after Oct. 7, Andrew Lapin was back on the job. Back where he has been, trying to make sense of an increasingly ...