Passover, Easter and Ramadan Become Virtual Holidays of Renewal

  • The world’s great religions embrace streaming in deadly times
  • Covid-19 distances believers but can deepen holidays’ meaning
People walk through the Jewish Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She'arim in Jerusalem, Israel March 29.Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
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In this dark year of Covid-19, an influential group of rabbis in Israel ruled that Passover could be shared with extended family and friends –- not in person but over Zoom.