At the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israeli missile boats faced Syrian vessels armed with longer range Soviet missiles. Relying on untested electronic countermeasures and shorter range weapons, ...

In the fall of 2023, I spent Yom Kippur in a synagogue, as I often do. I am not, on balance, observant, but for 25 hours I abstained from food and water. I thought about where I’d fallen short in the ...

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 ...

This video explores the Sinai Front of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where Egyptian forces launched a surprise assault across the ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Despite its losses, Egypt emerged from the conflict energized by the sentiment that its honor had been restored by the initial recapture of the Suez... Here’s What ...

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 ...

MOSCOW - Israeli action in Syria violates a 1974 treaty between Israel and Syria that ended the Yom Kippur war, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, calling Israeli air strikes on Syria a ...

Yom Kippur is and always has been my favorite Jewish holiday. There is something so beautiful about reflecting on who I have been in the past year and taking accountability. If God, creator of all, ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday. Wednesday night at sundown, many Jewish people will ...