The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah. We must act – we must cut the road through – it is up to us to clear the way for ami – My people – God’s people.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday. Wednesday night at sundown, many Jewish people will ...

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn holiday for reflecting on the past year's sins. Many Jewish people observe the holiday by fasting for 25 hours and abstaining from work. Yom Kippur ...