Yom Kippur and Israelis Yom Kippur is a holy day in Israeli culture. The mothers are working hard on preparing the big pre-fast dinner, and the fathers are getting ready to go to the synagogue for the holiday prayers. Meanwhile...
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Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement in Judaism. It comes at the end of the ten Days of Awe. On Yom Kippur, it is traditional to fast from food and water and to pray for forgiveness from sin.
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What is Yom Kippur? If you ask any Jewish person, “what is the holiest day of the year?”, they will tell you without hesitation: Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement. Set apart by God already in the days of...
Holidays are a big deal to us. No matter where we grew up, they are a part of our annual rhythms and often hold some of our most cherished childhood memories! Did you know that for the Jewish people the...
What are the High Holidays or Fall Feasts? The Fall Feasts are a unique season that changes the rhythm of life in all of Israel for almost a month. There is nothing like it. And just as you do not...