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Four varsity members opted not to compete against Boston University rather than to play on Yom Kippur, the most holy day in the Jewish calendar...

Author: By Therese M. Flynn, | Title: Scheduling Mixup Forces Netwomen to Play at Half Strength | 10/13/1989 | See Source »

...Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jewish tradition says that little else but praying and repenting for sins should be done on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Those who follow tradition fast for 24 hours...

Author: By Therese M. Flynn, | Title: Scheduling Mixup Forces Netwomen to Play at Half Strength | 10/13/1989 | See Source »

FROM Sunday evening to Monday afternoon, Jews all over the world observed Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It is the holiest day of the Jewish year, a day when Jews ask forgiveness for transgressions they have committed over the past year, a day marked by prayer and fasting...

Author: By Lawrence B. Finer, | Title: My Search for Jewish Unity | 10/10/1989 | See Source »

...clock on Sunday, I joined hundreds of Jews in Sanders Theater for Kol Nidre, the ritual prayer that begins Yom Kippur services. That evening I gained new insight into my religion...

Author: By Lawrence B. Finer, | Title: My Search for Jewish Unity | 10/10/1989 | See Source »

...synthesizing factor remains the religious observation that unites both peoples and generations. Yom Kippur, the most sacred day on the calendar, symbolizes that unity...

Author: By Lawrence B. Finer, | Title: My Search for Jewish Unity | 10/10/1989 | See Source »

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