All zmanim are taken from the Orthodox Union calendar. Candle lighting is at: 6:02 p.m. Yom Kippur ends at: 7:01 p.m. Candle lighting is at: 6:05 p.m. Yom Kippur ends at: 7:04 p.m. Candle lighting ...

Candles fueled a fire that ravaged a Great Neck Torah study center late Friday night on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish faith. “The situation was very bad on a holy day ...

Holiday candles are also lit before the fast starts. Celebrants also give extra to charitable causes, and religious services for Yom Kippur often have extra charity trays to collect for those in need.

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, begins this month. Yom Kippur translates from Hebrew to English as the "Day of Atonement." Jewish people may spend the day fasting or attending ...

A honey cake may be requested and received, children are blessed, and holiday candles are lit before sundown. During Yom Kippur, no work may be done "until the stars come out in the evening of the ...

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the "High Holidays," which began with Rosh Hashanah.

It is now the year 5785 on the Hebrew calendar. And now, Jews around the world of readying themselves for Yom Kippur, which celebrates "closing the book" on the previous year. Together ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, began Tuesday at sunset. What is the holiday about and how is it observed? Here’s a look at the celebration and the traditions. Yom Kippur is ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, begins at sundown on Friday. The purpose of Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is to practice forgiving others and repentance for ...

What follows is the great Jewish anti-celebration: Yom Kippur. The most important day on the Jewish Calendar, Yom Kippur – or the day of atonement – offers the chance to ask for forgiveness.

The observance of Yom Kippur is central to Jewish tradition and is marked by a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer. The day is the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance, which ...

On Yom Kippur, it is traditional to recite Yizkor prayers in memory of deceased loved ones. The Yizkor candle is lit at home Erev Yom Kippur prior to leaving for Kol Nidre and Yizkor prayers are ...