Louisville, Yom Kippur, and The Big Lebowski
September 20th, 2007 by jeb
Yesterday in an effort of preemptive damage control, Louisville noted that their Saturday game took place during Yom Kippur.
From the Courier Journal (Link)
The timing of Saturday’s football game against Syracuse could affect the University of Louisville’s attendance, and it has nothing to do with last week’s loss at Kentucky.
Saturday also is Yom Kippur, considered the holiest of all Jewish holidays. Yom Kippur, which means “Day of Atonement,” runs from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday. Many Jews abstain from all work or recreational activities and attend synagogue services during the holiday.
U of L originally wanted the game to be at night as part of a recruiting weekend, and that might not have conflicted with the holiday. But the game was picked up by ESPN Regional as its Big East Conference matchup of the week, so U of L was contractually obligated to comply with the network’s time demands. The game will be shown locally on WHAS-11.
Team spokesman Rocco Gasparro said he didn’t know of any U of L players who are Jewish.
This reminded us of the Big Lebowski… after the jump view a chat that might have taken place had Walter, Donny and the Dude lived in Louisville.
FYI - This chat contains language directly from the film which was rated R for pervasive strong language. If you’re easily offended by language you might not want to click.
Beckham - Diego Simeone (Famous for getting Beckham sent off in the 1998 World Cup)
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