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Yom Kippur Break-Fast: Delight in Bagels to End the Holy Fast!
After the fast ends at sundown on Yom Kippur in many households, the meal of choice comes from the appetizing counter, with smoked fish, cream cheese and bagels. This year those bagels might be homemade if you participate in a class given by the bagel experts Reva Castillenti and Sam Silverman on Saturday at 4 or 6:30 p.m., at Bagel Market in Midtown. Or perhaps you’d just want to learn how to make bagels without any observance. Either way, the two-hour hands-on session involves rolling, boiling, seeding and baking the bagels, and taking a dozen of them home. Bagels to eat with spreads, plus beer and wine, will be…
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What to Know About Yom Kippur, the Jewish Holy Holiday, on Sunday, September 24, 2023
Now that Rosh Hashanah has passed, the next Jewish holy holiday is Yom Kippur. Here’s a glance at all things related to the holiday: What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered Judaism’s most sacred day of the year, sometimes referred to as the “Sabbath of Sabbaths,” and is when Jews are closest to God and to the essence of their souls, according to History. When is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur is observed on the 10th day of tishrei,…