Yom Kippur
On Yom Kippur: Criminal justice reform for a new year
By guest — October 10, 2016
(RNS) This Yom Kippur, a rabbi connects the Jewish day of repentance with failings of American prisons.
Rabbis mull whether to talk about politics on the High Holy Days
By Lauren Markoe — September 29, 2016
(RNS) Three rabbis give sneak peeks at their sermons for the High Holy Days as Jews welcome a New Year and atone for the past year's sins.
Overlapping holidays prompt Jerusalem activists to work on overcoming divisions
By Michele Chabin — September 22, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) Putting aside bitterness and engaging in coexistence work, a group of Jews, Christians and Muslims gathered to better understand Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha, which coincide this week.
At Yom Kippur, a blessing for the congregation’s non-Jews
By Lauren Markoe — September 17, 2015
“What we want to thank you for today is your decision to cast your lot with the Jewish people by becoming part of this congregation, and the love and support you give to your Jewish partner."
3 faith questions changed newsman David Gregory’s life
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 14, 2015
(RNS) His book "How's Your Faith?" shares his path to a deeper sense of his Jewish spiritual life.
Tending the soil of the soul to keep the weeds away (COMMENTARY)
By Will Berkovitz — October 9, 2014
(RNS) As a not-so-famous blue-collar sage once told me: “Selfishness and entitlement are such fast-growing weeds.”
Forgiving God on Yom Kippur (COMMENTARY)
By Will Berkovitz — October 3, 2014
(RNS) I believe in the great and small miracles that surround us every day. And I believe God is present everywhere if we only look. But that does not absolve God. I am demanding God take responsibility. I demand an accounting.
The ‘Splainer: Yom Kippur, Eid, St. Francis and the poor goats
By Kimberly Winston — October 2, 2014
(RNS) You've heard of the scapegoat, right? Here's how it fits into the overlap of Yom Kippur, Eid al-Adha and St. Francis of Assisi.
The ‘Splainer: The Jewish High Holy Days
By Kimberly Winston — September 24, 2014
(RNS) Everything you need to know for the Jewish High Holy Days, from shofar to tashlich to Kol Nidre.
Hindus in New Jersey school district want a day off for Diwali
By Katherine Davis-Young — February 25, 2014
(RNS) “I think if the school granted the (Diwali) holiday, then his friends would know, ‘OK, you are a Hindu,’” said Jyoti Sharma, who is asking the Millburn Township School District to consider a day off for Diwali for her son.
Muslims say they deserve school time off for holidays, too
By Omar Sacirbey — October 14, 2013
(RNS) For many Muslim families and students, getting Eid al-Adha as an official school holiday isn't just about equity and sparing students the hassle of make-up work, but connecting with their religious identity.
For somber Jews on Yom Kippur, white is the new black
By Lauren Markoe — September 11, 2013
(RNS) In her simple, white linen dress, Stacey Robinson says she can heighten her experience of atonement and renewal. “I can stand now, ready, clean ... to reach out to God as God reaches out to me."
Survey: Yom Kippur not as important to younger Jews
By Lauren Markoe — September 3, 2013
(RNS) In these Days of Awe, as Jews call the 10-day period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we asked students and staff at Hillel to share their thoughts on the Jewish holidays and why so many Jews picked Yom Kippur as their favorite holiday.
Another way for Jews to atone this Yom Kippur: the eScapegoat
By Lauren Markoe — August 28, 2013
(RNS) The interactive eScapegoat site asks participants their age, but not their name, and provides space for typing in their sins. Since its Aug. 8 debut, more than 10,000 people have submitted their sins.
On the Jewish New Year, look who’s blowing the Shofar
By Lauren Markoe — September 13, 2012
(RNS) The blowing of the shofar, the ram's horn that rouses the soul on the Jewish New Year, has traditionally been assigned to an august member of a synagogue. But the art of shofar blowing is now for anyone who can manage to get a sound out of the instrument. By Lauren Markoe.
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