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Why Smell Fragrances on Yom Kippur?

By Yehuda Shurpin (Chabad.org) In the synagogue on Yom Kippur, it is not uncommon for people to pass around sweet or strong-smelling spices. You may think...

How Does Yom Kippur Work?

By Tzvi Freeman(Chabad.org_ One of the most remarkable advantages that organisms have over machines is their ability to detect their own faults and repair them. It’s...

What You Need to Know About Yom Kippur Synagogue Services

In this article: Welcome Yom Kippur Eve Morning Services Musaf (Page 215) Minchah—Afternoon Service (page 299) Neilah—Final Prayer (page 347) It’s Not Over Yet By...

Fasting on Yom Kippur Which Falls on Shabbat

By Naftali Silberberg (Chabad.org) Question: Since it is forbidden to fast on Shabbat, do we fast on Yom Kippur if it falls on Shabbat? Answer: Your premise is...

Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Celebrates Bar Mitzvah and Reaffirms Commitment to Combatting Anti-Semitism

Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Celebrates Bar Mitzvah and Reaffirms Commitment to Combatting Anti-Semitism Edited by: Fern Sidman In a moving and symbolic moment, renowned hedge...

As Hurricane Milton Looms, These Rabbis Are Staying Put

By Tzali Reicher(Chabas.org) Over the past week, Rabbi Fishel Zaklos has been stocking up on food and drinks, as well as connecting with the many members...

Full text: Biden holds High Holidays call, says Jewish leaders must be more progressive

(JNS)  Below is the transcript of U.S. President Joe Biden’s High Holidays call on Oct. 9 with Jewish faith leaders. After the call was...

Simchat Torah: A Simcha is a Simcha is a Simcha?

Simchat Torah: A Simcha is a Simcha is a Simcha? By: Rabbi Leo Dee   Rabbis in Israel and all over the world are asking themselves "How...

Yom Kippur – Yom HaKadosh – “The Holiest Day”

By: Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis Merits for Yom Kippur One of the emotional prayers that we recite from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur is Avinu Malkainu. The...

Yom Kippur Facts Every Jew Should Know

By: Shalom Goodman Yom Kippur 2024 Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, when we are closest to G‑d and most connected to the essence of...

Yom Kippur–A Precious Gift

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin We are just days away from Yom Kippur. A time for us to reckon with our past, and daven for our...

Yom Kippur – Getting In Touch With Ourselves

By: Rabbi Berel Wein Yom Kippur is not only the day of holiness and forgiveness of sin – it is also the great day of...

Sukkos in the Air – The Six Sides of Protection

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin It’s Succos time. Time to get a lulav and essrog. Time to take the succah walls out of storage. Time to...

Sukkos – Zman Simchaseinu; The Time of Our Happiness

By: Torah.org Staff Throughout the works of our Sages, we find that the holiday of Sukkos is referred to as “Zman Simchaseinu,” “The time of...

Manhattan Event Was City’s Largest Torah Dedication Ever, Organizers Say

(JNS) – Some 5,000 people marched several blocks on Park Avenue through Manhattan’s Upper East Side on Monday evening, in what organizers say is...

‘We mourn through learning Torah’: Boston Jews unite in study to remember Oct. 7 victims

(JNS) Some 75 people gathered at Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, a nearly 85-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue in Brighton, Mass., on Sunday for a siyum, a...

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