synagogues struggled well in advance of the High Holidays, with some racing right down to the wire, to develop meaningful Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services amid COVID-19. No one doubted the momentous arrival of 5781. The pressing question was, how different would it look this year? Options ranged from minimally attended in-person services, Zoom, outdoor minyanimminyan; and David Dezen, a Conservative Jew, detailed their High Holidays for the Intermountain Jewish News. Patti Zetlin, Kohelet. Zoomed over her phone. was ambivalent about how I would do services this year. I’m an observant Jew. I observe Shabbos. I don’t use the computer or drive on Shabbos or the holidays. The choice to Zoom was a big, concerted decision. I’m by myself due to COVID restrictions, and the […]
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