yom kippur

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

Solomon Hays and his family were excommunicated from Shearith Israel in New York City due to causing a disturbance over a simple window.

The concluding service of Yom Kippur.

Practices depend on individual temperament and social conditions of the time.

A religious poem recited on the High Holidays that is meant to strike fear in us.

Step-by-step instructions, materials not included.

The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are an important component in the process of repentance.

These special prayers are recited during the month preceding Rosh Hashanah.

This Jewish month marks the period of soul-searching leading up to the High Holidays.

A guide to Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and the days in between.