Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur is approaching, and it's common to think that piling on food at the pre-fast meal will make fasting easier. However, that's not quite right. A dietitian shares foods to enjoy and those to avoid.

Laws and Customs for Yom Kippur based on the rulings of Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef and his son, Maran Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, edited by Rabbi Oshri Azulai

According to the Mishnah, young women once danced in the vineyards on Yom Kippur. How did this align with the solemnity and rituals of the day?

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In a recent interview, former basketball star Aulcie Perry reflects on the year he skipped fasting on Yom Kippur and the regret he feels annually. Where does this remorse come from? We were moved by his candid words.

If I've made many mistakes in the past, is there any hope for me?

While we fast on Yom Kippur for spiritual cleansing, many people have turned to fasting for health benefits. What is medical fasting, and what are its advantages?

How a heartbreaking vow turned into a holy reunion that changed two lives forever

What should diabetics do to fast on Yom Kippur? Here's how you can complete the fast safely and effectively.

Eight tips for praying at the synagogue.

Days before Yom Kippur, Rabbi Isaac Fried, Chairman of Hidabroot, recalls a touching moment in the room of the sage Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv zt"l, forever engraved in his heart.

Yael Bar Zohar recalls the moments when she first learned to pray at the synagogue after meeting her husband, Guy Zu-Aretz. How did she spend Yom Kippur this year without going to the synagogue?

She never entered a synagogue—but she prayed all day, with her whole heart.

Racheli Otmazgin grew up in a traditional household and was first exposed to a Yom Kippur prayer at 15, sparking a life change that led to hidden Torah lessons, studying in an ultra-Orthodox seminary, and building a home with a Torah scholar husband. How did her parents react?

The Yom Kippur fast presents a significant dilemma for diabetics and their doctors. Jewish law only exempts those whose lives are in danger from fasting. However, those who risk their health by fasting should not do so. Should diabetics fast? And what can be done to make fasting easier?

Discover the best foods to consume before the Yom Kippur fast to avoid overburdening your digestive system while ensuring you don't feel distressingly hungry during the fast.

Essential laws for the holiest day of the Jewish calendar

Essential guidelines for preparing for this sacred day of atonement

One should ensure that the fire used for the blessing is from a candle that "rested." That is, a candle lit before Yom Kippur, or a candle lit from another candle that was burning since before Yom Kippur, which during Yom Kippur itself was forbidden to use for lighting fire.