Yom Kippur
At Yom Kippur, business leaders profit from reflecting on ethics
By Paul O'Donnell — September 18, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — At the High Holy Days, a season for contemplating personal failings and achievements in the year past can be a time to take stock of financial practices and relationships too.
How we can all repent on Yom Kippur — even if it means losing an election
By Burton L. Visotzky — September 17, 2018
(RNS) — We must renounce the politics of division, and even run the risk of losing an election, losing power, losing office to instead raise up our fellow Americans.
From Thomas to Kavanaugh, what hasn’t changed about sexual misconduct charges
By Mark Silk — September 17, 2018
The current Supreme Court nominee says he didn't do it. The Judeo-Christian is chary with forgiveness for those who don't repent.
#MeToo is an American Yom Kippur
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 14, 2018
Women just want someone to listen. And not just women.
Watch these movies before Yom Kippur!
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 5, 2018
How to prepare yourself -- spiritually and cinematically -- for the High Holy Days. Jeff goes all film critic on you.
On being a special needs parent on the High Holy Days
By Zohar Luria — September 5, 2018
(RNS) — The High Holy Days' long services are often a time when parents of special needs kids must wage the fight between despair and anger on the one hand, and mercy and acceptance on the other.
Last-minute invite appears to treat White House call with rabbis as an afterthought
By Menachem Wecker — September 5, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Sent 10 days before the start of Rosh Hashanah, an invite to an already controversial call to celebrate the Jewish holidays may draw only the Trump administration's closest allies in the Jewish community.
Bring this to synagogue on Yom Kippur
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 28, 2017
These Jews died during the past year. Each one wrote a Book of Life for the ages.
Ten books you should be sneaking into synagogue on Yom Kippur
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 26, 2017
(RNS) — This rabbi knows that there are many ways to access God. Some Jews do it through the prayers of the liturgy. But, others get in touch with the sacred, and themselves, through the written word – a literary ladder to God, if you will.
Orthodox rabbi to host ‘alternative Yom Kippur’ service in beer garden
By Menachem Wecker — September 25, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Jews are supposed to abstain from food and drink on the most holy day of the Jewish year. So why is this rabbi holding services in a bar?
Rabbis to forgo annual High Holy Days call with president over Charlottesville remarks
By Kimberly Winston — August 23, 2017
(RNS) — Rabbis deemed President Trump's Charlottesville statement 'so lacking in moral leadership and empathy for the victims of racial and religious hatred that we cannot organize such a call this year.'
March for Racial Justice organizers sorry for scheduling it on Yom Kippur
By Adelle M. Banks — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — March officials said they are 'working on ways to include the Jewish community' after sundown on Sept. 30, when the holiday ends, or the following day.
Religious ritual 1, chickens 0
By Kimberly Winston — June 7, 2017
(RNS) A state court rules Orthodox Jews may swing chickens before slitting their throats in a pre-Yom Kippur ritual.
Thou shalt not speak alternative facts: religion and lying
By Kimberly Winston — February 16, 2017
(RNS) The three Abrahamic religions -- Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- weigh in on the spiritual and moral consequences of telling a whopper.
A Yom Kippur confession for this election year
By Mark Silk — October 11, 2016
(RNS) The most important prayer during the daylong fast is the Al Chet, a confession of sins committed by anyone in our community. Any resemblance to persons living or running for office is purely coincidental.
