Yom Kippur
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U.S. Boycotts Iranian President Ahmadinejad's United Nations Speechone of Judaism's holiest days, Yom Kippur . "Over the past couple of days of the U.N. General Assembly on Yom Kippur , which is why the United States Anti-Semitic" leader speak on Yom Kippur . The United States as well as other
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Obama Calls for Reconciliation in Rosh Hashanah Message
instead of what unites us." "This is a joyful time for millions of people around the world. But Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also opportunities for reflection. They represent a chance to take stock of our lives and look forward to the coming
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Mitt Romney Heads to the Holy Land on Jewish Day of MourningB'av, a day of fasting and mourning in Judaism and the saddest on the Jewish calendar. Unlike another fast day, Yom Kippur or even the Sabbath, observant Jews are allowed to do work and use electricity, but are supposed to keep the destruction
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'Truth About Dishonesty' sheds light on the lies we tell
out that many religions have rites that help us reset our ethical compasses — Catholics have confession, Jews have Yom Kippur and Muslims have Ramadan. He suggests secular versions would help potential cheats recognize their own actions and turn
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Meet the Oldest Newlyweds Ever: Elderly Couple Breaks Wedding World RecordThe bride and groom were both widowers when they met 18 years ago at temple in Palm Springs on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur , the Desert Sun reported. He, a retired veterinarian, talked up the retired paralegal, complimenting her dress
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'This Week' Transcript: Gov. Rick Perry and Stephen ColbertSean Greene of the Dodgers, all three Jewish missed extremely important late-season games because of observance of Yom Kippur , no one said this was exhibitionism and no one complained about it. They thought it was exemplary. As far as I could
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Oct. 10: Naval Academy Opens; Spiro Agnew Resigns; Outer Space Treaty
1973 Vice President Spiro Agnew Resigns Spiro Agnew resigned from position, pleading no contest to tax evasion. 1973 Yom Kippur War Mideast war escalates when Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israeli forces. 1983 James Watt Resigns Secretary of
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Today in Pictures: Oct. 6, 2011
chicken in Jerusalem’s religious Mea Shearim neighborhood, Oct. 6, 2011. Ultra-Orthodox Jews mark the arrival of Yom Kippur by waving live chickens over their heads before slaughtering the birds to atone for their sins. (Bernat Armangue
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Do Jews Have Yom Kippur Backward?order. The 10n days between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah are called the book is "sealed" on Yom Kippur . Thus the Day of Atonement is a final chance to have fast is broken at sunset on Yom Kippur , Jews will raise a glass
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Today in Pictures: Oct. 4, 2011
2011. The Jewish ritual is supposed to transfer the sins of the past year to the chicken, and is performed before Yom Kippur , the most important day in the Jewish calendar. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images) A devotee of the Chinese shrine
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Platelist: Chef Michael Solomonov Brings the Flavors of Israel to Philadelphiawith Israeli cooking," he said. "I was cooking Italian food for Marc Vetri and French food for Terence Feury." On Yom Kippur in 2003, Solomonov's older brother, an officer in the Israeli army, was shot and killed by snipers. Solomonov returned
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EXCERPT: Sebastian Junger's 'War'S. military. Combat units typically suffer one psychiatric casualty for every physical one, and during Israel's Yom Kippur War of 1973, frontline casualty rates were roughly consistent with that ratio. But Israeli logistics units, which
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Finding Purpose and Meaning Before the Diagnosis Comeswhat would I do with my remaining months? In one brief moment, the whole of our lives can change. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur asks that we make sure we live our days with meaning and purpose. The blast of the Ram's Horn is meant to wake us
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Oct. 10, 1973: Yom Kippur WarMideast war escalates when Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israeli forces.
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Roundtable I: This Week in Politicsof independence in 1948, which was one essentially of small arms by israel to the great tank and air battles of the yom kippur war in 1973, israel's enemies tried to destroy it with conventional warfare. Having failed at that they went to terrorism
arms by israel to the great tank and air battles of the yom kippur war in 1973, israel's enemies tried to destroy it with conventional warfare. Having failed at that they went to terrorism, suicide bombers
