Yom Kippur 2014

Oct. 2, 2014: Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Hassidic sect Vizhnitz gather on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean sea as they participate in a Tashlich ceremony in Herzeliya, Israel. Tashlich, which means "to cast away" in Hebrew, is the practice by which I was struck with a strange sense of deja vu this week when I … Read more

Yom Kippur a good time to release Pollard, Netanyahu told Obama. Netanyahu: 'I told the president that we are on the eve of Yom Kippur, a time during which we ask for forgiveness and we give forgiveness.' By Barak Ravid | Oct. 2, 2014 | 8:48 PM  Jewish NY Knicks star Amar'e Stoudemire says he'll … Read more