Yom Kippur
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood visit Greater Manchester Police Headquarters to meet first responders following a terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester. (Photo by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, courtesy of flickr.com)
October 8, 2025, 10:29 am
Why reaction to the Yom Kippur attack felt like Oct. 8 all over again
It was the nightmare every Jew in this country has carried for years.
By Hen Mazzig
Attendees listen as names of Palestinian infants killed in the war in Gaza are read aloud during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland campus on October 07, 2024 in College Park, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
October 3, 2025, 2:56 pm
U of Maryland student government passes BDS resolution on Yom Kippur
Eighteen Jewish student groups vowed to boycott future meetings over the timing of the vote.
By Grace Gilson
September 30, 2025, 3:14 pm
Chronicle poll results: Making amends before Yom Kippur
We asked our readers if they seek to make amends or ask forgiveness before Yom Kippur. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
September 24, 2025, 8:26 pm
Chronicle poll question
Do you seek to make amends or ask forgiveness from others before Yom Kippur?
“In the synagogue” by Jakub Weinles, (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 22, 2025, 6:56 am
I am not yet done: Yom Kippur
Early America, Germany, Ukraine: Universal thoughts
By Tim Miller
Rabbi Michael Zedek. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Michael Zedek)
September 23, 2024, 3:38 pm
Rodef Shalom guest lecturer encourages attention to everyday burning bush moments
Days of Awe and ordinary days can both be awesome, says Rabbi Michael Zedek
By Adam Reinherz
Tel Aviv, Israel ((אלכסיי בוגוסלבסקי) Alexey Bogoslavsky, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
September 28, 2023, 8:26 pm
The state of our brokenness
ver the last year, something elemental has been desecrated in our shared Israeliness, and Yom Kippur has forced us to face ourselves.
By Yossi Klein Halevi
"On the Eve of Yom Kippur" (Jakub Weinles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 20, 2023, 3:29 pm
My non-Jewish husband doesn’t fast for Yom Kippur
We spend the day in shul together anyway.
By Emily Tamkin
After wrongdoing, what's needed to forgive? Photo via iStock
September 18, 2023, 8:01 pm
Pittsburgh’s spiritual leaders question how and who to forgive
High holiday liturgy says God forgives. Can we?
By Adam Reinherz
Cauliflower lettuce wraps (Photo by Keri White)
September 28, 2022, 12:48 pm
Plant-based dishes for the break-fast buffet
Cauliflower lettuce wraps and spicy Thai quinoa salad
By Keri White
it’s OK not to fast if your life depends on it. (Photo by Markus Spiske via Pexels)
September 28, 2022, 12:16 pm
When is it OK not to fast on Yom Kippur?
It’s OK not to fast if your life depends on it — but there are some workable alternatives
By Jarrad Saffren
September 28, 2022, 10:32 am
Chronicle poll results: Fasting on Yom Kippur
We asked our readers if they were planning to fast on Yom Kippur. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Photo by Andri Tirta via iStock
September 15, 2021, 12:04 pm
Pre-Yom Kippur menu planners play it safe — or somewhat spicy
Pittsburghers dip into tempeh, steak and tasty potatoes as fast approaches
By Adam Reinherz
Jews around the world celebrate with Rosh Hashanah with apples and honey while off from work. Photo by Samuel, courtesy of Flickr.com.
September 9, 2021, 12:05 pm
How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays
"As Rosh Hashanah teaches us, we’re all in this together.”
By Eli Gottlieb
"On the Eve of Yom Kippur" (Jakub Weinles, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 9, 2021, 10:06 am
Kol Nidrei: What it is and where it came from, explained by cantors
The Yom Kippur eve prayer has endured for centuries — but not without controversy.
By Jesse Berman
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