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56+ min ago   (531+ words) A massive wave of Jewish pilgrims from around the world, primarily from Israel, broke all previous records in September 2026. Why is this happening despite the wartime dangers in Ukraine, and how did Putin's propaganda machine attempt to exploit the arrival…...

27+ min ago   (1625+ words) Rev. Selena Fox, senior minister and high priestess of Circle Sanctuary, needs little introduction to many in the Pagan community. A certified clinical psychotherapist, she has served for more than 30 years as a Pagan elder, religious freedom activist, and public…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (222+ words) Nearly three years after October 7th, religious and secular Israelis gathered together at Tel Aviv's Hostages Square for prayers focused on gratitude, memory, and unity Yom Kippur prayers were held at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, drawing hostage families, bereaved families,…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (596+ words) Forgiveness sounds powerful from a pulpit. It becomes something entirely different when the person who wounded you is standing right in front of you. For Christian author and speaker Lisa Bevere, that person was her father. In a clip on…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (197+ words) A man rides his bicycle along a car-free main road during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man whips a member of his Hasidic dynasty with a leather strap as a symbolic punishment…...

23+ hour, 11+ min ago   (140+ words) Fingerlakes1.com White House marks Yom Kippur with religious-freedom pledge The White House issued a message extending wishes to Jewish communities observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. The presidential message described the observance as a time for…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago   (305+ words) National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ascended the Temple Mount on the eve of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) and participated in the Mincha afternoon prayer service together with Rabbi Elisha Wolfson, head of the Temple Mount Yeshiva, married…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago   (312+ words) The Jewish High Holidays end with Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the holiday is an opportunity for Jewish people to seek repentance and reconciliation with God. This…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (34+ words) Students in Acre and Sderot yeshivas mark the end of the holiest day of the Jewish year with singing, dancing and prayers for mercy. Watch: Yeshiva students end Yom Kippur with song and dance...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (680+ words) (The Conversation) — Each Passover, as Jewish families start the Seder meal, a child asks, “Why is this night different from all other nights?” And each Yom Kippur, as worshippers attend the last prayers of the day, they might well ask:…...