Article 582FJ Outdoor worship, short services: ways to mark Yom Kippur during Covid

Outdoor worship, short services: ways to mark Yom Kippur during Covid

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Harriet Sherwood
from World news | The Guardian on (#582FJ)

Coronavirus bans have forced Jewish communities to adapt and innovate as the year's high holy days draw near

Rochelle Shorrick's freezer would normally be filled well in advance with meals for extended family and friends over the Jewish high holy days of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, and Yom Kippur, the day of atonement.

Usually she bakes a honey cake to signify a sweet new year, and pops some extra dishes in the freezer in case of last-minute guests. She looks forward to several visits to her local synagogue in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with her husband and three children - especially the service which precedes 25 hours of fasting and prayer on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

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