Judaism

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The sukkah suggests unity through sameness. Everyone sits beneath the same fragile roof, exposed to the same elements.

The Torah itself emphasizes the idea of hadar in the festival’s central mitzvah, the mitzvah of the Four Species, and even makes it part of the definition of the mitzvah.

The October 7 attack has affected all Israelis somehow. Some have questioned God’s existence. Others have gotten closer to religion, and sought connection to spirituality.

New research into ancient Jewish life reveals how Yom Kippur was observed beyond the Temple, from fasting and private prayer to communal reflection.

Also in attendance were former hostage Eliya Cohen and his wife, Nova survivor Ziv Abud, as well as former hostages Rom Braslavski, Elkana Bohbot, and Ohad Ben Ami.

Only a small number of those reported to be fasting partially or not at all are older people, according to the survey data, suggesting that the reasons are more linked to health or principle.

After being denied the most basic choices in Hamas captivity, Keith and Aviva Siegel are reclaiming their freedom and finding a different meaning in Yom Kippur.

Rabbi Hayyim urges us to remain a unified nation; a people that does not block highways or burn tires, engage in vandalism against those with whom we may differ, or delegitimize other Jews.

From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point.