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...tried, with limited success, to explain that in many Catholic countries Good Friday was a somber day, during which people will be in church—“It’s like the Christian Yom Kippur.” I don’t think, though, that he understood; it was difficult to convey the idea of a sober, purely religious holiday, when we are so accustomed to secular ones. And I guess I could see where he was coming from: it’s pleasant to imagine Costa Ricans heading, en masse, to the beach, pleasant...
...Until the [Yom] Kippur War in 1973, Israel was fighting for its life. Its main challenge was survival...
...highly participatory services. Both Hillel and the Chabad House also served family-style meals and break-fasts which were free to all undergraduates. If the authors felt alienated by the Reform services on Rosh Hashana, they should have made the effort to visit the services of another community on Yom Kippur. The Harvard Jewish community is among the most vibrant you will find at any university, but not if you blindly shut your self off to the myriad religious options that surround...
...ample time to get our annual fix of religion. Hillel has two chances a year to draw in the silent majority of reform Jews, the biggest Jewish contingent at Harvard but the one with the fewest regular participants at Hillel. During Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, Hillel has an annual opportunity to convince us that the Harvard Jewish community can replicate the cozy Jewish environment that we left back home. For the past few years, we’ve entered services hopefully, looking forward to hearing once again the nostalgic tunes...
...younger brother of former Harvard captain Dante ’04, will start at flanker for the Bears. The roster of the Crimson’s previous opponent, Holy Cross, boasts middle child Mark Balestracci, a defensive back....Tomorrow’s game conflicts with the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for observant Jews. Harvard will not lose any players for the holiday, however. Sophomore defensive tackle Michael Berg said that though he usually attends Yom Kippur services while at home, he decided to remain with his teammates for tomorrow’s game...