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Bânai mitzvah ceremonies have transformed during the COVID-19 pandemic from crowded affairs to limited gatherings of friends and family. Over the past year people have become used to watching a Haftorah reading via Zoom instead of inside a sanctuary.
At first glance, that may seem like a big downgrade, but Greater Phoenixâs rabbis donât view it that way. A few of them shared some of the past yearâs ceremonies that will stick in their memories forever.
Downtown Phoenix Chabad Rabbi Dover Dechter will always remember a bar mitzvah that he witnessed right at the beginning of COVID.
Novices of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara are seen at Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian Catholic Church Nov. 1, 2017, in Washington prior to the start of their profession of vows ceremony. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate conducted a recent national survey of new religious members, including those who professed their final vows or commitment within the last 15 years. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)
As women and men religious in the United States become more diverse both culturally and ethnically compared to previous generations, leadership and membership of their religious communities face the challenge of learning how to welcome new members and adjust religious life as they know it to these new cultural changes, according to a recent study.
There has been much emphasis during this pandemic on staying away from one another, keeping our hands clean and not touching public doors or surfaces.
Perhaps it is no coincidence that in this weekâs Torah and Haftorah portions we read about three strange deaths. Nadab and Abihu, Aaronâs sons, die a mysterious death when they offer â as the text cryptically states â âstrange fire.â In the Haftorah, Uzzah, who is helping to move the Ark to Jerusalem, also dies of an unexplained reason. When the cart carrying the Ark nearly topples over, Uzzah reaches out to prevent the Ark from falling. When his hand touches the Ark, he dies instantly.
The Atlantic
Homeroom: My Daughter Is Lying to Me About School
She says she’s done her work, but her teacher tells me she hasn’t. What should I do?
Elena Xausa
Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com.
Dear Abby and Brian,
I’m writing about my daughter, a seventh grader whom I’ll call Z. Her school has been fully remote since last spring. Z used to love school, but after a year of remote classes, she is totally unmotivated.