The famed Portuguese Synagogue sees some 200,000 tourists annually, but one day a year worshipers are privy to a stunningly beautiful sight The post A Yom Kippur tradition in Amsterdam dates back to the invention of electricity appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Contact with Hila Livne, 22, had been lost since Sunday when she was separated from fellow traveler in Sari-Chalak nature reserve The post Body of missing Israeli hiker located in Kyrgyzstan appeared first on The Times of Israel.

New York State Board of Elections says listing Trump's son-in-law and adviser as female was their mistake, not his The post Clerical error blamed for Kushner’s voter registration as a woman appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Anat Berko says archive held by US since 2003 'belongs to Jews of Iraqi origin, and not to Iraqis who persecuted and drove out their Jewish citizens' The post Likud MK doesn’t want trove of Jewish artifacts returned to Iraq appeared first on The Times of Israel.

58 Assad regime fighters said killed in jihadist attacks, as Iraqi forces advance on one of two last enclaves controlled by the terror group The post Fierce fighting in Syria and Iraq as besieged IS defends its last bastions appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Residents in the city of Hadera hurled rocks and even a fire extinguisher at the demonstrators The post 6 activists hurt protesting Yom Kippur chicken twirling ritual appeared first on The Times of Israel.

No food or beverages will be served at this alternative venue, which will be hosting a Day of Atonement learning session geared towards the fringe The post Hundreds of DC Jews plan to spend Yom Kippur in a beer garden appeared first on The Times of Israel.

'I spoke with my rabbi and with God by myself,' says college footballer Jordan Ober. 'I do not want to let my teammates down' The post U. of Nebraska long snapper will play, won’t eat on Yom Kippur appeared first on The Times of Israel.