Although you are not sure why, you don’t want to be late for Kol Nidre. As the sun is going down, there you are in the car, even running a yellow light or two, hurrying toward the shul, temple, rented ...

Every year, during the month of Elul, if not before, cantors return to these ancient Aramaic words in reverential search of meaning and inspiration, for they possess a power beyond any others in our ...

If American Jewish popular culture is any indication, Kol Nidre is the one prayer American Jews happen to know well. Over the years, they’ve encountered it on long-playing records, like those produced ...

The haunting strains of Kol Nidre, part of the Yom Kippur liturgy, is for many Jews the sound of the High Holy Days. People who rarely set foot inside a synagogue will attend services next week, ...

For 70 years, Harry Berke has chanted Kol Nidre at Temple Israel in Gary, Ind. Kol Nidre, which means “All Vows,” is one of the most solemn moments of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, ...

During the 2022 Major League Baseball season, 16 Jewish players appeared in at least one game, continuing a string of seasons when Jewish players were in the double digits. In 2020, I published an ...

The text is straightforward but dry. It’s a little like singing a rental agreement. Yet “Kol Nidre,” the liturgy for Yom Kippur eve, is one of the most spiritually powerful experiences Jewish worship ...

For cellist Robert Deutsch, the pleading and mournful melody of the Kol Nidre prayer has resonated throughout his life. As part of the High Holy Day services in the synagogue he attended as he ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While "merry" or "happy" before a holiday name would be an appropriate greeting on several occasions, on Yom Kippur it's ...

NEW YORK (JTA) — On his way to converting to Christianity, philosopher Franz Rosenzweig attended Yom Kippur services and was so moved that he decided to remain Jewish. One look at the most famous ...

Rabbi Baron's High Holy Day Guests will include: Fr. Eamon Kelly, an Irish Catholic Priest, Vice Chargé of the Pontifical Institute Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center and Vice Director of The Magdala ...