During the two-week observance, hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners take to the streets or march to the shrine city of Karbala, the site of the battle where the imam was killed.
Differences in time zones, work week, religious observances, and practices required several adjustments in study protocol.
(Schweitzer) ★ Tenet (Friday and Sunday) Led by the intrepid and gifted soprano Jolle Greenleaf, this early-music vocal ensemble is understandably busy during the Lenten period, offering Tenebrae, a six-week musical observance of Lent presented with Trinity Church.
(da Fonseca-Wollheim) ★ TENEbrae (Sunday) This six-week musical observance of the Lenten period, presented by the vocal ensemble Tenet and Trinity Church, turns to selections from Charpentier's elegant settings of the "Leçons de Ténèbres pour Vendredi," drawn from the "Lamentations of Jeremiah".
The funeral of Ronald Reagan was a week of respectful observance for the last sword-wielding, tax-cutting conservative.
In this week of widespread observance, I'll just add one very small further contribution -- about an aspect of the story that hasn't received much attention.
"This is a profound change," Dr. Fishman said, "because she's working at very high-status jobs and yet still running this very traditional household, where there is complete Sabbath observance every week.
