For Minnesota's Jews, COVID-19 Reshapes Passover Celebrations

Authors

Jean Hopfensperger, Star Tribune

Document Type

News Article

Publication Date

4-9-2020

Capture Date

6-24-2020

URL

https://www.startribune.com/covid-19-shapes-the-face-of-passover/569486162/

Abstract

This article discusses the Minnesota Jewish community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically around Passover and the Passover Seder. Virtual seders, online tutorials, and issues of isolation are detailed in the article. Rabbi Hayim Herring, a St. Louis Park author and consultant, Rabbi Max Davis of Darchei Noam synagogue, Jewish couple Sonya and Jacob Rapport, Executive Director Libby Parker of TC Jewfolk, and the Minnesota Rabbinical Association are featured in the article.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Hopfensperger, Jean, "For Minnesota's Jews, COVID-19 Reshapes Passover Celebrations" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Ritual. 38.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-ritual/38