<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/downstate-update/2025/october/10-01-yom-kippur.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories/><pubDate>10/01/2025 10:15:40 AM</pubDate><title>In observance of Yom Kippur</title><sub-title/><description>This evening marks the beginning of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. Coming ten days after Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur brings the High Holy Days to a close with a time of deep reflection, prayer, and atonement.</description><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/news-events/downstate-update/2025/october/_images/yom-kimmpur.png" alt="Yom Kippur"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2025/october/10-01-yom-kippur.xml</loc><tags><tag>Holidays</tag></tags><categories/></item>