Should God Atone too?

We are approaching a period of atonement. And sometimes, I wonder who should be atoning. Read more

Fatal delusions

On Yom Kippur, we prayed that in the coming year, we should be spared various afflictions. Read more

Yom Kippur message from the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese

I send my warm greetings to everyone marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish year. Read more

Yom Kippur thoughts

Rabbi Raymond Apple shares his thoughts. Read more

Teshuvah is for everyone

No moment in Jewish history was as breathtaking as the revelation at Sinai. Read more

Millions allocated for Jerusalem security over High Holidays

Israel’s Ministry of National Security has allocated A$50 million to bolster security in eastern Jerusalem over the upcoming Jewish high holidays, which begin on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah. Read more

How do you explain the large number of Jews in art and other forms of culture?

Ask the rabbi. Read more

10 things you need to know about Yom Kippur

The Bible calls Yom Kippur the “Sabbath of Sabbaths,” the holiest day of the Jewish calendar and the pinnacle of the High Holidays that start with Rosh Hashanah. Read more

A Yom Kippur message from Natalie Ward, NSW Minister for Multiculturalism

I wish a meaningful and spiritually uplifting Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement to the NSW Jewish community. Read more

Yom Kippur prayers permitted outdoors in Sydney

The Sydney Jewish community has been granted an exemption to observe Yom Kippur in outdoor locations around the city with the same exemption being applied to Newcastle. Read more

Yom Kippur

Thoughts on Yom Kippur from Rabbi Raymond Apple. Read more

Jewish Agency collects prayers to place in Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur

The Jewish Agency for Israel has announced a global campaign to gather the prayers of Jews from Israel and around the world and place them among the stones of the Western Wall. Read more

100 new immigrants from 45 countries convene at Western Wall for pre-Yom Kippur prayers

Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog and 100 Olim (immigrants) from 45 countries convened on Saturday at the Kotel, Western Wall, to recite the Selichot, special prayers recited by Jews worldwide during the days before and between Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Read more

Ask the rabbi: Yom Kippur

Rabbi Raymond Apple writes from Jerusalem. Read more

The banality of Yom Kippur words?…ask the rabbi

Rabbi Raymond Apple writes about Yom Kippur…. Read more

Honey cake for Andrews

Senior members of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria (RCV) Executive, together with Isaac Teller, President of the Council of Orthodox Synagogues Victoria, have met with  Leader of the Victorian Opposition Daniel Andrews. Read more

A Yom Kippur Message

Rabbi Shlomo Meir Kluwgant, the president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australia sends a Yom Kippur message…. Read more

A Guilt-Edged Heart …writes Rabbi Laibl Wolf

Guilt is complex business. Think of its elements: should have, must have, couldn’t, if only, I wish, shut my big mouth, couldn’t help it, couldn’t resist, and more. Read more

Why do we fast on Yom Kippur, and who shouldn’t?…writes Deborah Fineblum

Herut Shitrid vividly recalls the first Yom Kippur she fasted. She was only 10, but somehow she was able to make it through the whole day. Read more

Yom Kippur reconsidered

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd refused to be drawn in to declaring a new date for the 2013 Federal Election but he said that Yom Kippur was a date which had to be factored into the decision. Read more