Newsweek

What Do You Say on Yom Kippur? Prayers, Greetings and Kol Nidrei for Jewish Day of Atonement

While "merry" or "happy" before a holiday name would be an appropriate greeting on several occasions, on Yom Kippur it's customary to wish someone a good, easy or meaningful fast. Yom Kippur, the most ...
Arutz Sheva

A Chazan's Prayer for Kol Nidrei

Have any of you seen the movie Matrix? You can Google the story line if you haven’t, but on Yom Kippur we are like that poor fellow Neo in the movie, who is caught between two worlds, two very ...
The Forward

The Uighurs are today’s Marranos. This year, Kol Nidre is about them.

“From this Yom Kippur until the next, may [all vows] be deemed absolved, annulled, and abandoned.” Within Jewish communities, there has always been some reticence towards the Kol Nidrei prayer. The ...
Wall Street Journal

The Meaning of a Yom Kippur Prayer

Sunday, Sept. 25, marks the beginning of one of the most important periods of the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashana, the New Year, begins Sunday night, followed 10 days later by Yom Kippur, the Day of ...
Newsweek

What Do You Say on Yom Kippur? Greetings, Prayers, Kol Nidrei for Jewish Day of Atonement

Following Rosh Hashanah, a festive celebration of the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur strikes a more sober tone. Yom Kippur is the most significant of all the Jewish holidays and marks the end of a 10-day ...