This year will be a 'very lonely time' UK's new coronavirus restrictions to impact Jewish celebrations
Medical writer Katrina, 34, her husband, 36 and their two-year-old daughter, would normally enjoy family time and lunch with her parents and her sister's household of six.Katrina is also being careful due to her pregnancy and a rise in casesShe and her husband will not go to synagogue this year either, both to avoid unnecessary contact with others and because children under the age of 12 can't attend the main services.
"We won't be sharing meals with our family, as we would have liked to," she says,"it will be a very lonely time [for us] and for many other families".For Barrister Jonny Evans, 33, the opportunities for spirituality and reflection during the High Holy Days have, in one sense, been"enhanced" by the restrictions. There are less social distractions, he says, but he will also miss his congregation.
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Jonny and his family, who live and worship in Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire, would normally go to his parents' house, where they enjoy dinner."My mum won't use the iPad on Rosh Hashanah," he says,"but my dad would, so she'll probably be in the background shouting."Another person now planning a virtual dinner with family is barrister Jeremy Brier, 39, who lives in north London.
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