Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli soldiers lay flowers at a war memorial center in Israel on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War between Israel and, Syria ...

Amidst the Cold War context, the Soviet Union supplied Syria and Egypt with weapons and military personnel while the U.S. backed Israel and its arsenal. Israel proved victorious at the end of the war, ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --Preparations for the solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, when the observant atone for their sins through fasting and prayer, were underway in Israel Thursday amid a time of war on ...

Any Jew who recalls 1973 knows exactly where they were, and the events that unfolded, on October 6 of that year. Yom Kippur had begun at sundown in the U.S.; when American Jews came to synagogue the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar is expected to arrive in the fall this year. As the Jewish community prepares ...

Wednesday night at sundown, many Jewish people will begin their observance of Yom Kippur. It's considered the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and it's generally a time of reflection and ...

Oct. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1853, Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the first non-sectarian school to offer equal opportunity for both men and women. In 1889, Thomas ...

Known as the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is a time for reflection, prayer, and fasting, as Jews around the world seek forgiveness and reconciliation with God. How do you observe Yom Kippur? The ...

The observance of Yom Kippur is central to Jewish tradition and is marked by a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer. The day is the culmination of the Ten Days of Repentance, which begins ...