Pandemic causes pause in some prayers
A woman I met in a Zoom break-out room last week pointed out that there was a good reason for this omission--long Zooms hurt people's eyes. Consequently, baalei tefillah (prayer leaders) and/or rabbis are cutting services to the bone to spare the worshippers' vision.
Even when congregations open their doors again, I think that many will continue to keep their services short to reduce the exposure of the attendees to possible infection.
What will this precautionary measure do to the piyyutim (liturgical poetry) on the Yamim Noraim (High Holidays)? I think that many of them will temporarily disappear. :(
Labels: Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic
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