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Holy Days

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

LAST CHANCE: Yom Kippur Service at Pikesville High School

The Reform Temple Inc. holds its second annual service at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Join the Reform Temple Inc. at 1 p.m. for a Yom Kippur Service in the Classic Reform Style. The temple works to create a "meaningful and understandable" message in modern times, said Susan Wolf Dudley, the temple founder who leads the services. The one-hour service will be held in English. Visit the story for more information.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Observe Yom Kippur 2012 in Pikesville

Find out how and where to observe the Jewish holiday.

Yom Kippur is, in short, the holiest day of the year in Jewish religion and culture. It is also referred to as the Day of Atonement, and the tradition is to solemnly fast for repentance and atonement of sins. Yom Kippur marks the end of the annual High Holy Day period (Sept. 16 to Sept. 26 in 2012), which begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. On Sept. 25, observation of Yom Kippurs begins at sundown. A service by the Reform Temple Inc. is being held from 1-2 p.m. Sept. 26 at Pikesville High School. This service is about Classical Reform Judaism, and is presented in English. It's adapted from the Union Prayer Book, according to the temple's Facebook page. About 1,000 people attended the two High Holy Days services last year, …

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