(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) On Friday at sunset, the holiest day of the year in Judaism begins. It's called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, and it ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the “Day of Atonement,” is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. As one of the High Holy Days, Yom Kippur is filled with prayer, fasting and services at synagogues to ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, is known as the Day of Atonement. The holiday is observed with a nearly 26-hour fast and five distinct prayer services. Yom Kippur marks the end of the 10 days ...

The observance of Yom Kippur is central to Jewish tradition and is marked by a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer. The day is the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance, which begins ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins a period of reflection known as the High Holidays. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism and involves a daylong fast. The High ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana is almost here. And that means Yom Kippur is too. The two holidays, known together as the High Holidays, are considered the most important observances on the Jewish ...

Jewish people all over the world are celebrating some of the most important days in the religious calendar. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day religious festival which begins today (Wednesday, October 2) and ...

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 ...

Beginning at sunset today, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their year. Many Jews commonly spend the day in prayer in their synagogue. According to Leviticus 16:29 in the Bible, using the ...

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the "High Holidays," which began with Rosh Hashanah. But what is ...