Whatever differences between us, on Yom Kippur they fade away. ... As the names were intoned, “threads are drawn, yellow with wax and tears.” Then a candle was made for the dead, ...

YOM Kippur begins at sundown today with Jews across the world getting ready for 25 hours of atonement. But do we light candles on Yom Kippur? Here are the candle lighting prayers.

YOM KIPPUR - also known as the Day of Atonement - is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and begins at sundown tonight. Here is the Yom Kippur candle lighting prayer in full.

President publishes special prayer in memory of more than 1,400 Israeli fatalities from pandemic, says not enough done to save them ...

Rivlin: On Yom Kippur, light memorial candle a for coronavirus victims The president said a modified version of the Yizkor prayer, which is said to remember those who have died and is recited ...

Every year, thousands of Jews light a yellow candle in observation of Yom HaShoah. The name card that comes with each candle offers a snapshot into a life tragically taken away in the Holocaust.

What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur’ means the ‘Day of Atonement’. That is, the day when Jewish people try to make up for any wrong things they might have done. It is a day of fasting which ...

It is said that Yom Kippur, literally “Day of Atonement,” is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is a time of prayer and fasting during which Jews ask God for forgiveness and ...

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei and lasts until sundown on the 10th. It is commonly referred to as part of High Holy Days. In 2017, the holiday falls on ...