Shofar: Ram’s horn sounded during the month of Elul, on Rosh Hashanah and at the close of Yom Kippur, reminiscent of the ram “tangled in the bush by its horns” during the Binding of Isaac (Genesis 22) ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Next week the Jewish High Holidays begin. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts Wednesday night (September 12) leading to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, nine days later ...

Over 10,000 worshipers assembled at the Western Wall last night to hear the sounding of the shofar, which traditionally marks the end of the 25-hour Yom Kippur fast. The crowd then broke into the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Hanukkah might be the best-known Jewish holiday to gentiles and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday ...

From when it takes place to how it's celebrated, here's what to know about Yom Kippur 2022 Meaning "Day of Atonement" in Hebrew, Yom Kippur is recognized as the holiest day in Judaism. It marks the ...

The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off what Jews refer to as the "High Holidays," a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, will run from the ...

Editor’s Note: Noah Lawrence is a legal scholar, studying to be a rabbi at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion. Has was previously a law clerk for Senator Richard Blumenthal and served ...