Sandy Koufax: Famous for the game he never played
This is the story of how sitting out of the World Series transformed Sandy Koufax, nicknamed "the left arm of ...
Tag: Yom Kippur
Toronto Jewish girls school attacked on Yom Kippur
No one was injured in the attack, with the only damage being a broken window, months after same school targeted. ...
Rock icon Lenny Kravitz marks Yom Kippur with Chai necklace
Kravitz, self-identifying as "half-Jewish, half-black," is a descendant of Ukrainian Jews and was raised in New York.
'Daddy, why do they say shame to the shofar?'
The accosting of worshippers on Yom Kippur in the first Hebrew city is a deeply disturbing historical milestone. In any ...
The great escape is our salvation
On Yom Kippur, we are required to look courageously at the gap between who we are and who we would ...
Out of bounds? 5 Israeli athletes compete on Yom Kippur
The athletes, two cyclists and three tennis players, all competed abroad either on their own dime or for privately funded ...
Israel prepares for 2nd pandemic Yom Kippur
Rabbi Baruch Efrati provides instructions about fast for COVID patients and recovered COVID patients as synagogues set up outdoor seating. ...
Israel braces for Yom Kippur under strict lockdown, PM urges Israelis to avoid mass prayer services
"We are in the midst of a global war and a global epidemic. Even if there are those who violate ...
France vows to protect its Jewish community after stabbing
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says over 7,000 police and soldiers will be standing guard over Yom Kippur services after two ...
Germany to improve security at Jewish sites after Halle Yom Kippur attack
Interior Minister Horst Seehofer: The Jewish community can rely on the German government to do everything to ensure their protection.