Coronavirus: Will the Pandemic Permanently Change How Jews Pray?

In late September, The Jerusalem Post published a report by Linda Gradstein — titled “Will the coronavirus pandemic make synagogues obsolete?” — about how numerous (non-Haredi) observant Jews in Israel are adapting to the current situation in creative and positive ways. These efforts are enabling Jews to continue praying together while minimizing the risk to their health. According to the article, some of the changes may never go away.
 
Quote: “All over the world, Jews have had to change the way they pray, particularly on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, when synagogues are especially crowded. In Israel, worshipers are coming up with creative ways of praying together and separately, given the corona restrictions. Some say that even after the pandemic ends, the changes may remain.”
 
Source: jpost.com
 
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