Yom Kippur

Learning To Forgive … Ourselves

The Torah places a high value on self-love. That means practicing self-forgiveness, too.

The ram's horn is blown on the High Holidays in three specific ways.

The Jewish Day of Atonement is not a sad day, and so it's appropriate to greet people warmly.

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How much do you know about the Day of Atonement?

In many ways, the message of the Book of Jonah seems antithetical to that of Yom Kippur.

Eating lox this time of year connects our own process of “teshuvah” with salmon’s seasonal “return.”

Why did Jonah say, "I am a Hebrew?"

How do you confess to a sin without believing in sin?

The Haftarah selection comes from Hosea 14:2-10 and Micah 7:18-20. Ashkenazic communities add Joel 2:15-27.

Preparatory customs and practices associated with the day preceding the Day of Atonement.

Or, how to survive Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.