Jewish worshippers pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, ahead of Yom Kippur, which begins on Friday evening.

在星期五晚举办赎罪日活动前夕，犹太虔诚教徒在耶路撒冷古镇圣庙西墙进行祈祷。

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The issue arose after 25 to 30 baseball, softball and football games were scheduled by Yorktown Athletic Club for Oct. 8, the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

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In the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashanah is followed by Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, when observant Jews ask forgiveness for the sins of the past year and recommit to improving the next.

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The date clashes, though, with Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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