However, this agreement ultimately fell through, prompting Israel to develop its own program. The subsequent 1973 Yom Kippur War had devastating consequences for Israel’s mechanized armor.

The incident exposed critical security gaps, reminding us of the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when the Agranat Commission led to major military reforms and resignations by senior commanders.

I was tormented by these thoughts throughout Yom Kippur, trying and failing to push them away. I wanted this Yom Kippur to be like every other Yom Kippur. But it was profoundly different. And then it ...

Yom Kippur is my favorite holiday. I love the deep inner work of Elul, the month of reflection that leads up to Rosh Hashanah, and the 10 days of awe that culminate in the fast of atonement.

Whether Jewish athletes and other celebrities take Yom Kippur off has long been of intense interest for American Jews, as typified by nearly 60 years of veneration of Sandy Koufax, the Los Angeles ...

Occasionally, the two sides are well-matched and try to wear each other down looking for kinks in the armor. Join us as we explore 10 of the largest fighter jet battles in aerial combat history.

At 2:00 pm on Yom Kippur air-raid sirens sounded across Israel. To say that the attackers vastly outnumbered the defenders is an understatement.

Nonetheless, the Israeli Armored Corps was profoundly shaken by the Yom Kippur War. Of about 2,500 Israelis killed in that war, most were members of tank crews.

The Battle of the Valley of Tears was fought in the Golan Heights, the area between Syria and Israel, during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Of Syria’s 1,400 tanks, about 400 were T-62s, state-of ...