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...understand this is a time of great introspection, a time to be humble. And with the pope coming to Boston on Yom Kippur, we'll have especially sacred holidays this year. I was at services Friday night, and I promise to fast extra long on Yom Kippur. One thing I am kind of upset about missing is the sounds of the shofar: The Harvard Band won't be a very uplifting substitute...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Year: Prayer Before Entering the Lions' Den | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

...will take the spirit of the holiday with me. I will be praying for a new beginning. (Harvard football really could use one.) Besides, Rosh Hashanah is a festive holiday: I'd never think of going to a football game on Yom Kippur...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A New Year: Prayer Before Entering the Lions' Den | 9/22/1979 | See Source »

Some courses, such as Government 30, "Introduction to American Government," will reschedule classes because of the Pope's visit and Yom Kippur, which fall on the same...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Hospitals Gear Up for Pope's Arrival; Harvard Staff Will Have Afternoon Off | 9/21/1979 | See Source »

...Egypt attacks across the Suez Canal on Yom Kippur while Syrian troops attack the Golan Heights. Israel's counterattacks reach to within 20 miles of Damascus and across the Suez into Egypt. Heavy losses on both sides. The oil-producing states announce a cutoff of exports to nations supporting Israel, and oil prices soon quadruple. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger finally negotiates a cease-fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Three Decades of Conflict | 3/26/1979 | See Source »

...least some of the talks to be held on its soil and suggested the Negev capital of Beersheba. Carter finally proposed Washington as a compromise. Shortly after the Camp David summit ended, the Egyptians suggested that talks might begin on Oct. 11-which is the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Remembering that Egypt had started the 1973 war on Yom Kippur, the Israelis refused. Washington tactfully proposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: Down to the Last 2% | 10/16/1978 | See Source »

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