Article: Jews mark Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur

During the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana (New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), Jews contemplate their individual estate before God and the spiritual heritage of their people. A turning point in the national saga occurred when the voices of Israel's biblical prophets were stilled.

By traditional count, in biblical times God sent a series of 55 prophets -- 48 men and seven women -- who received divine revelation.

The disappearance of prophecy is addressed by Orthodox Rabbi Nosson Scherman in The Prophets: Joshua and Judges, a commentary compiling views of classical rabbinic authorities.

It's the first volume in one of the handsome Artscroll series from Mesorah Publications of ...

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