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As an uplifting 25 hours of Yom Kippur ebbed away, thousands of locals and guests used their last bits of fast day energy to dance the night away with the singing of ‘Napoleon’s March’. Following the end of the fast, those gathered rushed out of the shul to grab themselves a bite to eat. Photographer Dov Ber Hechtman was on scene to snap several special moments of Motzei Yom Kippur 5782 •  Photos

Last Sunday night, the siyum of the first class of Machon Limud Halacha – Lemaan Yilmedu was celebrated. Semicha certificates were given out to sixty talmidim who successfully completed the course. In the beautiful Oholei Torah hall, the newly ordained rabbis gathered with their families who came from near and far to share in their simcha. They were greeted with a huge sign that announced that this was a “Chag Ha’Semicha” and the excited participants filled the hall • Full Story, Photos

Thousands packed 770 for an awe-inspiring, uplifting 25 hours of Yom Kippur. Photographer Dov Ber Hechtman was on scene erev yom tov with his camera to capture several special moments of moments before Yom Kippur 5782 • Photos

A 16-year-old boy and three other people were detained Thursday in connection with a suspected plan for an Islamic extremist attack on a synagogue in the German city of Hagen, authorities said. The detentions took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, and two years after a deadly attack in another German city on the Yom Kippur holiday • Full Story, Photos