Closed for Yom Kippur 5773

At sunset, it’s Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most holy days of the Jewish calendar. Many secular Jews visit the synagogue on this day only. Many, not only the Orthodox, take part in the 25-hour fast. I’m taking the day off blogging.

Painting by Jewish artist Maurycy Gottlieb (1856-1879).