The Times of Israel wishes readers worldwide a meaningful Yom Kippur

Six of the best: Some Yom Kippur reading suggestions on The Times of Israel:

1. Prisoners, still: The ongoing trauma of the Yom Kippur War POWs

Ori Shahak was shot down over Syria. Uri Ehrenfeld was taken captive at the Suez Canal. Thirty-nine years later, the two men are engaged in a campaign for improved state care for prisoners of war. Their own harrowing stories underline the need

 

2. A Yom Kippur melody spun from grief, atonement and memory

How a secular kibbutz scarred by war became the unlikely source of one of the most beloved tunes used on the most solemn day of Judaism’s calendar

3. In Israel’s Yom Kippur ‘Kippurtopia,’ a gift from the religious community to the secular

For 25 hours, the whole country — spiritually, socially, environmentally — is doing something right, says Tel Aviv U. professor

 

 

4. The un-Orthodox approach to Yom Kippur in Israel

Cycling is still secular Israel’s most popular pursuit on the calendar’s holiest day, but a focus on traditional texts that highlight self-improvement and forgiveness is proving increasingly resonant

 

 

 

5. A time for contemplation — of ‘selihot,’ silan… and sea quills

Entering the spirit of Yom Kippur

 

 

6. Finding the right voice for Kol Nidre

With Yom Kippur approaching, a Jewish leader seeks advice on how to capture the holiday’s spirit — including from Hollywood’s most famous cantor’s son