Airports, public transport cease operations, radio and television broadcasts go quiet and roads empty ahead of 25- hour Day of Atonement; IDF imposes closure on West Bank, Gaza

'Don’t give up on yourselves – we aren't giving up on you,' president tells women and teens at halfway houses in visits before Day of Atonement

Special non-synagogue services organized by Tzohar will take place in 350 venues throughout the country

Police and paramedics to spread out in force as country's roads and services set to shut down for 25-hour Day of Atonement

With his new album, 'Elul 5779,' the French-born, Hebrew-singing balladeer brings high holiday spirit into his gentle, poignant, guitar-strummed melodies

Final penitential prayer service held ahead of holiest day of Jewish calendar

Despite the high number planning on fasting, only 23% of those surveyed said they attend all the day's synagogue services

Ravaged by Islamic State, Iraqi city is home to the now-destroyed Mosque of the Prophet Jonah, Monastery of Elijah, and Mosque of al-Nuri

The ceremony involves symbolically transferring sins to a chicken swung around participants' heads