October 6th—a bitterly divided country, torn apart by judicial overhaul protests, where Yom Kippur prayers erupted ... offers the high priest’s garments as a powerful image for that aspiration.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...

Reflection is a key theme during the Jewish High Holidays — which take place for 10 days between Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year which began at sunset on September 20, and Yom Kippur.