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Recognizing the arrival of Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is Wednesday, Sept. 15. This most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year is also the last of 10 days of penitence that began on Rosh Hashanah, most commonly referred to as the Jewish New Year, last week. As our brothers and sisters of...

Honoring and recognizing Juneteenth

This weekend, we at Saint Mary’s University recognize Juneteenth (short for June Nineteenth) — the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the...
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