The centuries-old premium Jewish communities place on religious gatherings is running headlong into the need for isolation amid the unyielding coronavirus pandemic.
"Everything we do in the Jewish tradition, it's around gathering," said Khaimov, whose Orthodox group hails from Central Asia and has a population of over 50,000 in New York alone, concentrated in Queens neighborhoods like Forest Hills and Kew Gardens."You cannot pray by yourself; holidays are about getting together."
This week Jews celebrate Passover, a commemoration of freedom from slavery that includes the command"let all who are hungry come and eat" during the shared meal known as the Seder. "We need this festival of liberation, now as much as ever... our doors been closed to preserve the health of those inside," Rabbi Jacobs continued."We can easily set another place at our virtual table. This year, let us throw open the technological doors to our homes to all those who may be feeling lonely or isolated or who need the connection and spiritual renewal that our seder can provide.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews are shown entering the Yereim Orthodox Chapel on March 31, 2020, in Brooklyn, New York.
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