Confessions and comedy: Young adults ring in Yom Kippur
Eight local Jewish comedians made confessions at the Rhodeside Grill in Arlington ahead of Yom Kippur as part of the UnKosher Comedy tour.
Performing for...
Tashlich and Reverse Tashlich
Tashlich is the new year ritual of symbolically casting off sins in the form of breadcrumbs into flowing water. Generally it’s done in a...
For Jews with eating disorders, new approaches aim to make Yom Kippur safer
By Ella Rockart
Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but she didn’t spend last Yom Kippur in a synagogue. The activist in Brooklyn, N.Y., had...
Break the Fast with Italian Jewish Food
By Linda Morel
I’m in a mixed marriage.
While my family emigrated from the Ashkenazi heartland of Germany and Lithuania, my husband David’s family came from...
7 tips for staying healthy during the Yom Kippur fast
By Dr. Tzvi Dwolatzky
There is a marked difference between the intended feeling of being uncomfortable with not eating or drinking for 25 hours and...
Non-traditional sweets to break the fast
In many Sephardic cultures, the first bite to break the fast is traditionally something sweet — a piece of cake, dried fruit, sugared nuts,...
Most synagogues to stream their High Holiday services
From football fields to parking lots, Hill Havurah in Washington looked everywhere for an outdoor space with enough room for socially distanced High Holiday...
Pandemic and protests prevalent in rabbis’ High Holiday sermons
The topics of Rabbi Scott Hoffman’s High Holiday sermons are a no brainer. Hoffman, who leads B’nai Shalom of Olney, says he always preaches...
Prayer on tap this Yom Kippur with GatherDC
When most Jews think of Yom Kippur, a few things come to mind. Prayer and fasting are high on the list.
But coming together at...
For an easy fast, experts say, break bad habits
Want to have a more meaningful Yom Kippur? Skip coffee the day before the fast. Better yet, stop drinking it now.
