Yom Kippur

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky tests positive for virus in country with high percentage of confirmed cases in ultra-Orthodox community.

Rabbi Moshe Hauer of the Orthodox Union said that the coronavirus pandemic has "changed life for the faith community."

The president and the Minneapolis mayor have been embroiled in a Twitter spat ahead of the rally being held in the city on Thursday.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was "disgusted" by the act, disclosing that he directed the State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to join the investigation.

Police confirmed they arrested one person but encouraged residents to remain alert until the all-clear was given.

When you're abstaining from food or drink until sundown, you may want to know exactly when that moment is set to happen.

The discovery of the graffiti also coincided with the undergraduate college's family weekend.

Unlike many other holidays, wishing someone a "Happy Yom Kippur" is not the best message to send a friend.

Following on the heels of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur is a somber holiday dedicated to atoning for a person's sins from the past year.

For secular Jews, there is no better way to rebel against religious Judaism than to dine publicly on Yom Kippur.

Critics have been pressing for an overhaul of the practice, which has been branded "barbaric" by animal rights groups.

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Osteen even spoke at a Rosh Hashana service on Thursday: "It's interesting how God can take something negative and turn it around and somehow bring good out of it."

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Earlier this month, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven described the planned Nazi activity as 'frightening.'

Trump's statements were "so lacking in moral leadership and empathy for the victims of racial and religious hatred that we cannot organize such a call this year."

From Truman to Trump, the two nations have often agreed to disagree.

Nuclear war was plausible, Nixon was losing it and Russia weighed sending troops to Golan Heights.

As no cars or buses can be driven, the streets were teeming with bikers of all ages.

World leaders send video messages and tweets for the Jewish new year.