Set early in the eighth century B.C.E., though written a few hundred years later, it’s the tale of a Hebrew prophet who disobeys God rather than bring a message of repentance to people he abhors — ...

In the Jewish calendar, the holiest day of the year is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement—Oct. 2 this year. It is a fast day. Observant Jews eat and drink nothing between twilight on the eve of Yom ...