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Due to COVID-19 social distancing restrictions we are expanding the last two weeks of Hispanic Heritage Month door decorations to include posters.

September theme: Hispanic Heritage History Month

We would like your participation in the poster/door decoration contest for Hispanic heritage History Month!  The contest is open to ALL students.  This voluntary opportunity to encourage inclusivity and celebrate equity is meaningful to our entire dental school community.  Submit a photograph of your poster and a short intro of your poster to @detroitmercydental Instagram

Everything you need to participate and decorate your door or office space will be provided by the office of Diversity & Inclusion,

please visit Melvin Lunkins in office 455, items include:

Orange, black, white, and dark blue, tape, scissors, markers, and glue (all supplies subject to availability of course).

Registration NOT Required

Take a photo of your complete door/poster and be sure to TAG @detroitmercydental Instagram

Final judging by IG Poll will be on Friday, October 16, 2020, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion will present the award to the winners.

The winner will be announced before close of business on Friday, October 16, 2020.  Doors and posters will be judged by IG Poll

Any questions should be directed to Melvin Lunkins at lunkinms@udmercy.edu

Yom Kippur 2020 / יוֹם כִּפּוּר 5781

Yom Kippur (pronounced Yom Ki-POOR)

The Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) began on sunset on Sunday, September 27 and ends at sundown on Monday, September 28, 2020.

What it is: Yom Kippur is the last and most important of Judaism’s 10 High Holy Days, which begins on Rosh Hashanah (Friday, September 18, Sunday, September 20), the Jewish New Year.

Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכיפורים), Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days (or sometimes “the Days of Awe”).

“Happy Yom Kippur” isn’t really appropriate for this holiday.

“Yom Tov” or “Gud Yuntif” is more appropriate

“Yom Tov” translates literally into “good day”, it’s meant to refer to the high holidays of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. It’s used as a greeting by both Ashkenazi (Eastern European) and Sephardic (Spanish or Portuguese) Jews. Ashkenazi Jews also use the Yiddish phrase “Gud Yuntif”, which has the slightly awkward transliteration of “Good good day”