Chicago’s WGN-TV apologizes for yellow star Nazi symbol

The badge has been used to discriminate against Jews since the Middle Ages, according to The New York Times.

Al-Aqsa is the third-holiest site in Islam, but the site is also venerated by Jews as the Temple Mount and is considered the most sacred in Judaism.

The Jewish New Year began earlier this month with Rosh Hashanah, which is followed by a 10-day period set aside for reflection to resolve personal matters and disputes before appealing to God, Davidson said.

Then, after someone queried if the United Nations thought Eid was on Wednesday, Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, cut the line of questioning off.

“A lot of times, school trumps the religious choice – I don’t want my kids to fall behind or miss a test – so it’s nice to not have to make that choice. You can… Talk to high powers about this”.

Beginning tonight and continuing through Wednesday night, the holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, will be observed by Jews throughout the world.

Yom Kippur was instituted in Leviticus 16 and 23: 26-32, where the people are commanded to do no work on that day on penalty of being “cut off from their people” (verse 29). “It can be an issue that bridges divisions and speaks to the universal values we all hold closely, including reconciliation, forgiveness, and tolerance”.

Israeli army officers close the Kerem Shalom border gate on Yom Kippur, 2005.

Memo to those who plan on embarking on the fast starting Tuesday at sunset-probably not a great idea to actually have your tantalizing breakfast sandwich sitting right there next to you while you’re complaining about being hungry. I tried to wipe away the tears, but I could do nothing to stop the powerful sobs from racking my body.

And for years, she said, she was “the Pearl Mesta”(a legendary Washington, D.C., hostess) of holiday entertaining, when dinners on the eves of the holidays bring together family and friends.