![]() I have attended multiple Zoom funerals but cannot pay a shiva call, can’t wrap my arms around a grieving friend. Juliana Lamm-Perez, 18, San Francisco, CaliforniaĬommunity! This year we had our son’s bar mitzvah (in the living room via Zoom) and he has watched his friends the same way but has missed out on the fun and experience of the best of the year different synagogues, seeing friends, the whole thing. I use the time to reflect, and love the environment that allows me to do so. I love the music, and being able to zone in and out as I read spiritual/religious commentary. ![]() Although I only go a few times a year, there’s more to service than just the sermon. Rachel Pergamit, 30, Jamaica Plain, Marylandīuying fresh challahs every Friday. The side conversations, or unusual groupings don’t happen over Zoom. I love seeing my cousins at Passover and Rosh Hashanah dinner. Having Seder via Zoom was hard the first time and it is hard to grasp that we are approaching a second pandemic Passover. ![]() Karen FitzGerald, 72, Santa Rosa, CaliforniaĬelebrating with other people that I mostly see at holidays. I’m not sure what I’m missing except the enjoyment of a people to people, real time & space Jewish community. I’d just started on the path of learning Judaism when the synagogue shifted to a virtual environment. Rebecca Gurvets, 23, Silver Spring, Maryland Schmoozing, both as a Jewish person and as a Jewish professional. And hugs!!! - Susan Barocas, 68, Washington, D.C. Emi Montenegro, 23, New York CityĬommunity!! Seeing people fade to face, gathering together. I have joined another synagogue since then and it really is so hard to join a community virtually. I started going to a synagogue regularly and I miss hearing the Shabbat Shaloms and eating bagels during our Torah study every Saturday. I was just starting to explore Judaism in 2019. I’m looking forward to having a Hanukkah or Purim party in person again! - Erica Schoenberg, Houston, Texas I started becoming part of the community at the synagogue where I taught (luckily still do!) and attended services while I was at college, and I miss being there, or the synagogue where I grew up, in person! So much of my Jewish life is related to sharing experiences with other people, so that’s been hard. Kat Romanow, 36, Montreal, CanadaĬelebrating and engaging with other people! Even for the High Holy Days, I was in the same house with my family but we were in different services. Here’s just a sampling of what some of you told us you missed.īeing able to gather with people in person, whether that be having people over for Shabbat, to celebrating holidays in the community, and being able to celebrate personal milestones Jewishly with family, friends, and my Jewish community. ![]() You missed hugs, Hebrew school and singing in choirs. Losing Friday night Shabbat services was a particular loss for many, as were minyans and holiday gatherings. So many mentioned missing the ability to pop into synagogue, as well as in-person events like bar mitzvahs, funerals and weddings. We asked what you missed most about your pre-pandemic life - in-person Jewish community living ranked at the top. If you look closer, you see less common words like “rollercoaster,” “bearable,” “unnerving” and “hermit,” providing a window into the collective moods of the Jewish community. “Lonely” was the most common word used, followed by “isolated,” “bored,” “frustrated” and “quiet.” From “strange” to “stress” to “traumatic” to “tired,” the mood in the Jewish community appeared bleak.īut others found opportunity to reevaluate their ways of living as they stayed at home, using words like “bliss,” “family,” “slower,” “educational” and “enlightening” to explain what their lives looked like. Here’s a word cloud we created from your answers. ![]()
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