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At B’nai Abraham Chabad, congregants are masked and at
a distance from each other during High Holiday services in
2020 PHOTO BY MOUSSIA KEISER
via Zoom; only a smattering hosted indoor gatherings.

In 2020, Passover presented the next challenge, and ques-
tions about digital literacy became pressing as many families
realized that their older relatives could not safely join them in
person. “It’s going to be a much lonelier time for many people,” Rabbi
Aaron Gaber of Congregation Brothers of Israel in Newtown
said at the time.

As for Shabbat, rabbis reported much higher-than-usual
attendance as their congregants learned to use Zoom. On
college campuses, Hillels and Chabad Houses tried to unite
their students through various versions of “Shabbat to-go
boxes” and outdoor meals.

Simchas and daily ritual life faced obstacles too. The eruv
maintenance teams that cover massive tracts of Philadelphia
rearranged their organization, while weddings, britot milah,
b’nai mitzvah, funerals and other occasions were made difficult,
if not impossible. Stories about funerals viewed via livestream
abounded. Weddings took place in backyards, and britot milah
were done as quickly as ritual allowed.

The High Holidays in 2020 left synagogues with few choices,
none of them particularly attractive; some, like B’nai Abraham
Chabad, chose a radically scaled-down version of in-person
services, while others, like Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El,
filmed or livestreamed their services.

By the time Chanukah rolled around, outdoor communal
activity was frequently restricted to cars. The unstoppable
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