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Anne Arundel temples adjust Rosh Hashana traditions to drive-thru shofar blowing, digital sermons and recorded prayers
Sep 18, 2020
Rabbi Ari Goldstein and staff at Temple Beth Shalom in Arnold have spent months planning for Rosh Hashana on Friday and the 10 days of repentance leading to Yom Kippur, the day of atonement.
Around 350 members attend Temple Beth Shalom during the holy holidays. Now, no worshipers are allowed inside the sanctuary.
Above just moving services online, Goldstein and his staff enlisted the help of Live Arts Maryland to produce, edit and package pre-recorded prayers for Sabbath dinner and an elaborate audiovisual experience for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services.
Viewers will be able to follow along with the Torah from a camera placed on Goldstein’s bimah while the Annapolis Chorale performs songs outside the temple that are synchronized with the audio inside.
“It’s really going to be a pleasing visual experience,” Goldstein said. “We have the capacity either to just be in despair and disappointment about what’s lost or we can see it as an opportunity to do something unusual and special.”
Rosh Hashana is a joyous celebration of the Jewish New Year filled with family, sweet food, prayer and reflection. Synagogues across Anne Arundel County have been adapting and preparing for weeks to observe one of Judaism’s holiest days during the coronavirus pandemic.
The holiday kicks off with fun traditions like eating sweet challah bread or honey and apples to signify entering a “sweet” new year. Those customs are easy to continue from afar.
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