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Rabbi Shmuli & Rivkie Pink moved to Leicester in 2001. Together with their 10 children, they are proving themselves a formidable team, bringing a vibrancy to the Leicester Hebrew Congregation, with their endless energy and joy.
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  • 15 Historical Events That Happened on Yom KippurQuite a number of things happened on Yom Kippur. Read More
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Weekly Magazine
15 Historical Events That Happened on Yom Kippur
Quite a number of things happened on Yom Kippur.
By Yehuda Altein
Real Jews Never Repent
Thirteen essays and stories that explore the what, why and how of of the most powerful force known to man--the power of self-transformation
By Tzvi Freeman
Take the Yom Kippur Who Am I Quiz
Test your knowledge of the characters of Yom Kippur.
By Menachem Posner
My Son Almost Burned to Death!
There were times of great struggle and doubt, but the Benjamin family surrounded themselves with a loving community, positivity, and the stubborn faith that things would turn out OK.
Aryeh Leib Benjamin in conversation with Chana Weisberg
Knowing How to Listen, Hear, Speak, and Say
Anxious Parshah
By Eliezer Shemtov
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6:55 PM  -  Friday, September 18
Shabbat Ends
8:01 PM  -  Shabbat, September 19
Light Holiday Candles at
6:50 PM  -  Sunday, September 20
Holiday Ends
7:56 PM  -  Monday, September 21
Weekly Torah Portion
Ha'azinu
Upcoming Holiday
Yom Kippur
Sep. 20 - Sep. 21
Daily Thought
The Day of Embrace
People know Yom Kippur as a day of repentance and forgiveness. But Yom Kippur takes you far beyond that. Because repentance means regretting who you’ve become. Yom Kippur is a day when you are embraced for who you truly are. You are a pure, divine soul. Today, in that embrace, you experience the bond that divine soul has with G-d, and you want to live that way. So you rid yourself of some unbecoming things you picked up on the road, and you return home, picking up some beautiful mitzvahs...