Tag: Day of Atonement

Hearings are set to end on Monday, just before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The result will determine the next step in electoral negotiations.

At issue is the agreement with the city of Bnei Brak that prohibits digging and other work on the Light Rail tracks during the Sabbath and on Yom Kippur.

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat saying Selichot.

Rabbi Mike Feuer rejoins Rabbi Yishai for "Spiritual Cafe" - this week: the political Fast of Gedaliah and getting ready for the Big Day - Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement. Also, in the Torah portion, the great prophet Moses gets ready to hand over the reigns of power to Joshua, and that is not an easy moment for the Jewish people as one great leader leaves and another era - the era of the Land of Israel - emerges.