The area, monitored by UNDOF since 1974, is a buffer zone between Israel and Syria, established following the Yom Kippur War to prevent hostilities. In the past few months, the region has witnessed an ...

Many who read this did not know him in his lifetime, and will now not get to know about him even after his death, but he is the example of a "quiet Yom Kippur". A quiet Torah that permeates the ...

On Yom Kippur, when we beat our chests during the confession, maybe we should be knocking instead on our heads, columnist Edmon J. Rodman wonders. After all, isn’t that where all the trouble starts?

So why just stick with bagels and lox? NEW YORK (JTA) — The day before Yom Kippur, I always go to a local appetizing store and buy as much smoked fish as I can carry home. My selections are ...