This year my Yom Kippur was very different than usual. Usually, I spend my Yom Kippur at a hotel where a few of my friends go too. Because of Corona, I ended up staying home. I was very worried about how it would go fasting and with no electronics at home since usually I have friends to be with and keep me busy, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. My family and I ate a big meal together before it started. Once it did start, I had no idea what to do. I ended up looking for games that I can play with my family to pass the time. We started playing games for a while, but then I started thinking about food already. I realized I just needed to force myself to go to sleep so that I would feel even hungrier. I ended up falling asleep much earlier than I usually do because I forced myself and didn't have my phone to be on or tv to watch. The next morning, I woke up and wondered what I should do again since I had the whole day to go. The only option I had was to play more games with my family, so that's what I did. After playing a little I decided to go organize my closet since I'm redoing my room soon. It was actually a good time to do it since I would usually get lazy and would just be on my phone instead. In the last few hours of the fast, I started to feel weak and not good and just wanted it to end. I felt like the last few hours were going by so slow. Then it finally ended and I was so happy to finally be able to eat. Usually, in the end I go hear the shofar, but this time I couldn't. This Yom Kippur was not so bad, but I do wish I could have been at the hotel with my friends like I usually am.
Did Corona affect your holiday plans in any way?
Hi Maya! My synagogue opened up but with social distancing and masks required. It was very hard to pray with a mask on but I know that it was necessary. I asked my family to play games but nobody wanted to play with me so I went to sleep.
ReplyDeleteHi Maya. I usually have services in the auditorium at FAU, but this year my temple prerecorded services so I got to sit and watch from my couch. We had a zoom call with my family and it was weird having my dad sit next to me for services instead of on the stage. I actually prefer it this way so my mom and I can sit and gossip without other people hearing us. And of course, I don't have to get all dressed up to sit in a freezing cold auditorium for 6 hours :)
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ReplyDeleteHonestly Corona did not really change my Yom Kippur because my family does not drive and we never found a synagogue that was a close enough walk away. We used to go to synagogue for Yom Kippur, but ever since we moved to Boca we never found a place that is a walking distance, so for me it was the same as every Yom Kippur. Last year I was able to experience Yom Kippur in Israel and it was probably one of the coolest experiences ever.
Hi Maya,
ReplyDeleteWe are sometimes at the same hotel for services I remember from when we were little. Anyways, my family was pretty worried with Covid so we went to outside services. It was very hot but it was fine. Then we had break-fast so the only thing that was different was outside vs inside.
Hey Maya, Corona did not have a big impact on my Yom Kippur plans. I was able to go to shul indoors (socially distanced with masks) and it felt very similar to my past Yom Kippurs. Also, my meals before and after were delicious as usual!
ReplyDeleteCarona changed my plans big time. Usually I am at Bnai Torah with well over a thousand people, but all programs were fully online. I went to blow Shofar in the building for the livestream at the end of Yom Kippur and it was very surreal standing before an empty room that usually holds 800 that same night yearly.
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