Sundowne tonight marks the end of Yam Kapoor, the solemn day of atonement and reflection for Jews everywhere.

On the Jewish calendar, the 10 days between Roshashana, which is the Jewish New Year, and Yam Kapoor are known as the days of repentance.

This year they've also been days of sadness as Israeli hostages begin a second year of

captivity and fighting in Gaza and Lebanon intensifies.

We ask Jews around the country how they're observing these important days

which coincide with the anniversary of October 7th.

I am Jill Perlman. I serve as the senior rabbi at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California.

Roshishana celebrates the birth of our world.

It's a time of great joy and celebration.

And then we have Yon Kippur, which is known as the day of

atonement. It's a chance for us to make sure as we're starting a new year that we're really

starting off on the right foot. My name is Skyler Strudwig. I live in Minneapolis and I'm a college student at the University of Minnesota.

I'm Yom Kippur. I find that singing traditional Jewish songs and welcoming the new year through music really helps me feel connected to the history of the Jewish people.

My name is Mark Baker. I'm from Brookline, Massachusetts. I think on a spiritual and personal level, this high holiday season is always a chance to pause, look back on the past year, kind of reflect on who I was, and also take time to look forward to the year ahead.

I am David Berenson. I live in Cleveland Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.

You know, I have a lot of family that lives in Israel and I also have Palestinian friends so all that's

happening now affects us because we're just so concerned about those people we know but also just about the way the Middle East

problems are affecting the world. My name is Deborah Barrett. I'm from

Los Angeles. I found this year we were we were more

thoughtful than celebratory.

If you walk in through our sanctuary doors, you will see a giant poster with every single picture of one of those

hassages that needs to come home. In our prayers, we make sure there is a section where we are

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