Lots of Jews in our regions, for Sabbath keep the lights on from Friday afternoon, having no television or internet facilities and now being confronted with difficulties for feeling a togetherness and a feeling of having the right service for the Elohim, because they wonder if it would be all right to have a service via the modern tools and internet.
Having the Beis HaElohim and shuls already four months closed for study and prayer because of the corona lockdown, many feel 9 Av as an extra special day of sadness this year, them not having a meeting place, like our parents and grandparents were not able to gather because of the Nazi’s in the previous century. But this time it is not man but nature that keeps them and us in its grip.
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To remember
- Take advantage of these unusual circumstances to experience something new.
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Preceding
Social Distanced but Spiritually Close
Hineni for our Virtual Services
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- Israel celebrates Purim amid Coronavirus outbreak – ILTV Israel news – Mar. 9, 2020
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- One Passover tradition asking to provide the less fortunate with foods and help
- In a time when we must remain in our place
- 2020 A Passover seder meeting limited to members of the family
- 9 Av: Tisha B’Av 2020
- 9 Av 2020 en Dagen van droefheid
- Geestelijke affaires in CoViD-19 afzonderingstijden
- Voor het eerst in jaren weer een Pesach in isolatie
- Isolatietijd vrij te nemen voor jezelf
- Ontnomen van een gebedshuis #1 Doodveroorzakers
- Ontnomen van een gebedshuis #2 In de greep van een coronavirus
וְעָשׂוּ לִי מִקְדָּשׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתוֹכָם
They will make me a sanctuary and I will dwell among them.
For months now, we’ve all become accustomed to working from home–it’s gone more smoothly for some than for others. Social media has been replete with work-from-home fails: toddlers barging in on important calls, dogs and landscapers disrupting meetings with intrusive background noise, and even partially clad family members being caught on camera. Convenience aside, there’s a reason why work is kept in the workplace.
What we haven’t heard nearly as much about is praying from home. With synagogues shuttered, congregants have had to avail themselves of the various live feeds, streaming, and Zoom services that their temples have created. Furthermore, the pandemic and its continuing restrictions have forced us to begin planning extensively for the High Holidays considerably earlier than usual.
Be assured that your synagogue–wherever you belong–has already been thinking, planning, strategizing…
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