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Volume 134
Number 5
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A LAFAYETTE HILL NATIVE is taking
the fi eld in the fi rst friendly women’s rugby
match between Israel and the United Arab
Emirates on May 21.

Th e match was arranged aft er the two
countries normalized relations by signing
the Abraham Accords last year and Israel’s
vaccination rollout drastically reduced its
COVID-19 cases.

Natalie Klotz plays prop on the Israel
Women’s Rugby National Team, where
she is one of four American players, and
center for the Tel Aviv Rugby Club. She
played rugby as an undergraduate at
Brown University and loved the commu-
nity it created, so she knew she wanted to
continue once she moved to Israel in 2017.

Initially, she played on the Tel Aviv
team because the national team’s rules
required that she wait three years aft er her
initial move to be eligible to join.

“It’s been a bit of a long way,” she said.

Th e pandemic postponed her ability to
The sanctuary at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel
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What Will It Take to Get
Back in the Synagogue?
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AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE
become vaccinated against COVID-19,
communities are grappling with what the
next phase of reopenings will look like.

While some synagogues have been
open for indoor worship throughout
the pandemic, oft en with masks and
distancing, synagogues that have relied
on virtual or outdoor programming now
face an important question: Is it time to
get back in the sanctuary?
Rabbi Jill Maderer of Congregation
Rodeph Shalom said that while news
of the vaccine rollout was encouraging,
Rodeph Shalom would not be returning to
large indoor maskless gatherings without
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