In a normal year, celebrating Shavuot meant gathering with fellow Jews to study Torah late into the night, maybe with some singing and late-night snacks.
This year, several of Greater Phoenixâs Reform and Conservative synagogues will still gather to study and connect â but on Zoom.
âIsnât that just what everyone wants? All I want is just to spend more time on Zoom,â Congregation Beth Israel Associate Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin quipped, referencing the Zoom fatigue that has become a hallmark of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Greater Phoenix Board of Rabbis organized a collaborative Tikkun Leâil Shavuot Zoom program in 2020 with five area synagogues and saw potential.