Temple celebrates return to in-person acitvities
Updated May 16, 2021;
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By Steven Feldman | For The Jersey Journal
On March 9, 2020, the congregation of Jersey City’s Temple Beth-El gathered to celebrate Purim, which commemorates the Jewish people being saved from persecution in ancient Persia. The holiday, which is often marked by carnivals, costumes and performances retelling the story, would be the last time the temple community would be gathered together in the synagogue for 15 months.
“It was quaint, we did some minimal things like asking people to wash their hands or do fist bumps and thinking that we were taking precautions,” said Rabbi Leana Moritt, who has been with the temple since July 2018.