Alone, but together—here's how 9 Jewish food writers are observing Passover.
editor Shannon Sarna are celebrating with immediate family only—extended relatives to be teleconferenced in with video services like Zoom, FaceTime, and Google Hangouts.
The reasons for these rare dispensations are the most interesting. Aside from the obvious ones like self-quarantining for health , rabbis are citing"There are certain Jewish holidays that lend themselves to introspection in solitude, like Yom Kippur for example, but loneliness and Passover don’t really intersect in that way," says writer Valerio Farris, who is spending the holiday quarantined in Spain, miles from his parents and sister who live in Texas.
“Many think the holiday is rooted in remembering our time as slaves in Egypt,” Cohen echoes, “but I'd argue that it's more to gather community and spark conversation around the concept of marginalization. The story of Passover is one of perseverance over persecution, but it doesn't live in biblical times.
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