![]() My wife, Debbie, encouraged me to look further into membership. By the end of the service, I was ready to become a member, and I really was not looking to join a New York-based synagogue. If one could fall in love with a shul online, I was smitten. I knew instantly that this group was something special. It was joyful, and it fed my soul.Īs the son of a rabbi, I have spent a great deal of time with a wide cross-section of rabbis and cantors. Nourishing the Spiritįrom the first moments, the PAS service was warm and engaging, and the music was phenomenal. It sounded vaguely familiar, so I clicked on the link. I was looking for something special around Rosh Hashanah and started Googling, “High Holiday services.” Near the top of the list, I saw the Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS) in New York City. The entire experience was going to be online. Like many American Jews last year, I knew the High Holiday season would be different. ![]() Part of that enjoyment comes from the liturgical music and rabbinical leadership I need to experience during the holidays.īut something very different happened to me this year. It’s taken time, but I’m just starting to enjoy the holiday again. But on erev Rosh Hashanah nearly six years ago, my younger brother, Michael, was brutally murdered in Tucson, Arizona, where I grew up.Įver since, Rosh Hashanah has changed for me. Rosh Hashanah has always been my favorite Jewish holiday. The High Holidays are a challenging time for me. (See Also: How Synagogues Can Reinvent Themselves in the Post-COVID Era and Will Synagogues Experience a ‘Yavneh Moment’?) This is the final installment of a three-part series on the pandemic’s impact on Jewish congregational life. ![]()
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