/tags/yom-kippur Yom Kippur en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:08:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-09-18/from-shofar-in-the-car-to-outdoor-services-jewish-high-holy-days-look-different-in-2020 People of faith continue to find new ways to worship during the COVID-19 pandemic, from outdoor, socially distant gatherings to online services and... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 09:08:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-09-18/from-shofar-in-the-car-to-outdoor-services-jewish-high-holy-days-look-different-in-2020 Tana Weingartner /news-partners/2019-10-08/yom-kippur-in-uganda-an-easier-fast-this-year A remote community of Jews who know what it's like to go hungry is reflecting on what its spiritual leader says was "a good year, really not too bad." Tue, 08 Oct 2019 16:09:28 GMT /news-partners/2019-10-08/yom-kippur-in-uganda-an-easier-fast-this-year Sara Toth Stub /news-partners/2017-09-29/how-yom-kippur-fasts-became-all-about-the-feasts The Jewish holiday of reflection and hope tends to bring everyone to the heaping table of traditional foods when fasting is over, But celebrating with a huge feast was not always the case. Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-09-29/how-yom-kippur-fasts-became-all-about-the-feasts Deena Prichep /news-partners/2017-09-28/what-the-yom-kippur-fast-means-to-a-ugandan-jew Shadrach Mugoya Levi sometimes went hungry when he was growing up. So a day without eating isn't that unusual. But it is meaningful. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:32:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-09-28/what-the-yom-kippur-fast-means-to-a-ugandan-jew Sara Toth Stub