Faithful will fast, feast and confess sins during 4,000-year-old observance. Today and Saturday mark the last two days of the Jewish New Year, as Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, ...
By LAUREN ROTH lroth@leader.net Monday, October 06, 2003 Page: 1A WILKES-BARRE – As the annual Jewish fasting day of Yom Kippur began, a local congregation began collecting food to ease the hunger of ...
Yom Kippur 1890 was a typical day for Jewish repentance but an extraordinary day for Jewish women: It was the first time a woman delivered a sermon from the pulpit. Addressing a mixed gathering of ...