4.9.20 How has your life been changed by C-19?
Apr 8, 2020 22:45:56 GMT -5
Post by Q3 on Apr 8, 2020 22:45:56 GMT -5
How has your life changed because of C-19?
The days blend together. My work in now remote -- all my students and research partners are online. I live moving from on Zoom meeting to another. And I am watching way too much C-19 news. I have fallen in love with the Cuomo brothers (Andrew the governor of NY, and Chris the CNN personality. I have become a Instacart master, and managed to get my hands on some toilet paper! My priories have changed.
I have started to think more about living a more sustainable life and getting more in balance with the earth.
A few thoughts about the Age of C-19 and Passover
Tonight (tomorrow for most of you) is the first night of Passover.
The Jewish holiday of Passover (in Hebrew, Pesach) commemorates the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The holiday originated in the Torah, where the word pesach refers to the ancient Passover sacrifice (known as the Paschal Lamb); it is also said to refer to the idea that God “passed over” (pasach) the houses of the Jews during the 10th plague on the Egyptians, the slaying of the first born. The holiday is ultimately a celebration of freedom, and the story of the exodus from Egypt is a powerful metaphor that is appreciated not only by Jews, but by people of other faiths as well.
I should not be a surprise that the coincidence of the C-19 plague and the Passover story has been widely noticed.
The Passover Seder is the ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is a time when families and friends gather together. Passover Seders often are cherished family memories. But this will be remembered as the year when a public health crisis prevented generations of family from gathering together; when those who did take seats did their best to keep a safe distance from others; when those who did not travel watched on a computer screen as the story of the exodus from Egypt was retold; when perhaps paper and plastic were favored over china, glass and metal; when communal plates of ritual foods were eschewed in favor of individual servings; and when the scramble to find the afikomen (a traditional children's hide and seek game) might have been a bit less rambunctious.
The central question asked at a Passover Seder is: What makes this night different than all other nights?
There is no question of what will make this year’s seder different.
This year, Jews around the world are re-imagining the usual traditions and incorporating digital content that will enliven the virtual rendition of your Passover Seder. Some are gathering via Zoom, Skype, Cisco, and other teleconferencing software.
I am using tonight to start to reimagine the world post C-19.
“Chag Pesach Sameach!” (Happy Passover Holiday.
**
So, as we start Passover, get ready for Good Friday and Easter, and begin to celebrate Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, we enter a time of creation and rebirth. I hope that we can move forward from this experience a bit better, and a bit more thoughtful about our world.
The days blend together. My work in now remote -- all my students and research partners are online. I live moving from on Zoom meeting to another. And I am watching way too much C-19 news. I have fallen in love with the Cuomo brothers (Andrew the governor of NY, and Chris the CNN personality. I have become a Instacart master, and managed to get my hands on some toilet paper! My priories have changed.
I have started to think more about living a more sustainable life and getting more in balance with the earth.
A few thoughts about the Age of C-19 and Passover
Tonight (tomorrow for most of you) is the first night of Passover.
The Jewish holiday of Passover (in Hebrew, Pesach) commemorates the exodus of the Jews from slavery in Egypt. The holiday originated in the Torah, where the word pesach refers to the ancient Passover sacrifice (known as the Paschal Lamb); it is also said to refer to the idea that God “passed over” (pasach) the houses of the Jews during the 10th plague on the Egyptians, the slaying of the first born. The holiday is ultimately a celebration of freedom, and the story of the exodus from Egypt is a powerful metaphor that is appreciated not only by Jews, but by people of other faiths as well.
I should not be a surprise that the coincidence of the C-19 plague and the Passover story has been widely noticed.
The Passover Seder is the ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. It is a time when families and friends gather together. Passover Seders often are cherished family memories. But this will be remembered as the year when a public health crisis prevented generations of family from gathering together; when those who did take seats did their best to keep a safe distance from others; when those who did not travel watched on a computer screen as the story of the exodus from Egypt was retold; when perhaps paper and plastic were favored over china, glass and metal; when communal plates of ritual foods were eschewed in favor of individual servings; and when the scramble to find the afikomen (a traditional children's hide and seek game) might have been a bit less rambunctious.
The central question asked at a Passover Seder is: What makes this night different than all other nights?
There is no question of what will make this year’s seder different.
This year, Jews around the world are re-imagining the usual traditions and incorporating digital content that will enliven the virtual rendition of your Passover Seder. Some are gathering via Zoom, Skype, Cisco, and other teleconferencing software.
I am using tonight to start to reimagine the world post C-19.
“Chag Pesach Sameach!” (Happy Passover Holiday.
**
So, as we start Passover, get ready for Good Friday and Easter, and begin to celebrate Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, we enter a time of creation and rebirth. I hope that we can move forward from this experience a bit better, and a bit more thoughtful about our world.