A Yom Kippur apology to France’s most famous anti-Semite

August 29, 2016

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ

(JTA) — It kills me to say this, but I may owe a Yom Kippur apology to Dieudonne M’bala M’bala.

My extensive reporting about this French comedian of Cameroonian descent consistently portrayed him as a fanatical, vulgar...

On hot Yom Kippur, Israel’s Jews and Arabs kept their cool

October 02, 2015

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — It could have been a fraught coincidence, especially on a 90-degree day with conflict still simmering in Jerusalem over access to the Temple Mount.

Israel’s 6 million Jews observed Yom Kippur on Sept. 23 by...

YOM KIPPUR AREA SERVICES

September 22, 2015

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Btesh Family Chabad House (Uptown) Candle lighting 6:39 p.m. | Kol Nidre 6:40 p.m.

Congregation Anshe Sfard Candle lighting 6:39 p.m. | Kol Nidre 6:45 p.m.

Person in the Parsha: KI TAVO (YOM KIPPUR)

September 18, 2015

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS“

It was the kind of thing you would hear from old men. “Things just ain’t the way they used to be.” “This new generation is going to hell...

Kapparot ritual allowed in New York

September 17, 2015

(JTA) — The Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot can proceed in New York, a state Supreme Court judge ruled.

Justice Debra James ruled Monday in Manhattan that there was not enough evidence to prove that the ritual is a public...

‘Sorry’ is not enough

September 11, 2015

By TED ROBERTS, the SCRIBBLER ON THE ROOF

Christianity and Judaism have many customs and symbolism in common. Naturally, as the aphorism states, the child does not stray far from the mother. We both take vows to repair our character....

Why Sandy Koufax sitting out a World Series game still matters 50 years later

September 08, 2015

By HILLEL KUTTLER

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Jesse Agler was pretty talented as a catcher and pitcher in Little League, yet his parents benched him regularly.

That’s because the Aglers had a no-baseball-on-Shabbat rule, one cloaked in sports royalty.

“It was...

During days of introspection, how to get back on the proper path

September 04, 2015

By STEVE BAYAR

(My Jewish Learning via JTA) — We live with a practical tradition. We begin the Jewish New Year with 10 days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we are asked to review our past...

Beyond the bagel: Breaking the fast with flair

September 04, 2015

By SHANNON SARNA

NEW YORK (JTA) — By the time the fast is over on Yom Kippur, the last thing you want to be doing is patchkeing in the kitchen to prepare lots of food. And as much as I...

What makes a mensch? A ‘digital diva’ wants to know

September 04, 2015

By GABE FRIEDMAN

(JTA) — “Our technology has exceeded our humanity,” Albert Einstein allegedly once lamented.

But filmmaker Tiffany Shlain — who utilizes an online, collaborative process and distribution method she dubs “cloud filmmaking” — says it’s possible that technology,...