It was a surprise attack by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian brigades, according to Reuters. It caught the Israeli military off guard as they were starting to observe Yom Kippur, which is the the ...

The infiltration of southern Israel by Hamas at daybreak Saturday amid a religious holiday prompted Israel's prime minister to declare the nation "at war" and stoked memories of another surprise ...

Fifty years ago, on October 6, 1973, Egypt launched a surprise attack against Israel from the south on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. In a coordinated strike, the ...

When the Palestinian militants of Hamas unleashed their attack inside Israel on Oct. 7, triggering the latest war in the Middle East, it was impossible to miss the significance of the timing. The ...

Israeli armored personnel carriers (APCs) driving in the field on the Golan Heights during the Yom Kippur war, Oct. 17, 1973. Staff Writer After attacks by the terrorist group Hamas that started Oct.

Fifty years and one day since the beginning of the 19-day-long Arab-Israeli War of 1973, Israel faces conflict once again. The war began on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and on the 10th day of the ...

“Solu, solu – build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles miderech ami – from the road of My people.’ The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah.

For Jewish people around the world, Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is the holiest and most solemn day of the year. It’s a time of deep introspection, spiritual cleansing, and heartfelt prayer. But ...

On Saturday night, I was seated on the first El Al plane to fly from the United States to Israel since Hamas had attacked my country. Many airlines had canceled flights to and from Israel, but El Al ...

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, ...