Chef Thomas Armstrong, a plain-talking former Army drill sergeant reared in a New Orleans housing project, cooks a mean red beans and rice. He is miffed about Hartford schools’ “holiday” Wednesday for ...

The holiest day in the Jewish community is here. Yom Kippur began at sundown on Sunday as Rosh Hashanah came to an end. The holiday continues through sundown on Monday. Yom Kippur, also known as the ...

Why we should confess to to “willingly and unwillingly” spreading political untruths on the Day of Atonement. (JTA) — If you’re like me, you blog, read and share a lot of political stuff. But who ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, begins Sunday. Also known as the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur offers a time for Jews to reflect on sins or wrongdoings. Many Jews refrain from ...

Yom Kippur, known as the holiest day in Judaism, is swiftly approaching after Rosh Hashanah kicked off the Jewish High Holy Days last weekend. Also referred to as the “Day of Atonement,” Yom Kippur is ...

America’s Day of Atonement. This past weekend, the Jewish world observed Yom Kippur. Our Day of Atonement. It is a day of repentance, confession of personal sins and a prayer that each of us will “be ...

Yom Kippur is about the repentance of sins, but almost no one in Israel stops for a moment to seek forgiveness for the occupation In Jewish tradition, these are the Days of Awe. Judaism holds that, ...

The indictment of James Comey should be the beginning of legal action taken against powerful individuals who abused their positions. Rabbi Dr. Avraham Twersky once mused that if Yom Kippur, the Day of ...

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