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The Jewish High Holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are nearing, and Jews across North America and in the Five Towns who want to pray together will either attend synagogues, albeit in a unique environment, or use technology to connect spiritually. Because of the continuing
coronavirus pandemic, returning to a synagogue now requires extra precautions, so many shuls will use virtual platforms to celebrate the holidays, as they have for other services. The Rabbinical Council of America and the New Yorkbased Orthodox Union, which represents more than 400 congregations in the U.S. and Canada, published guidelines in a fourpage document sent to union
members that focuses on 16 points ranging from seating plans to children’s programming. “The main message is respect, respect for human life, which is a core principal of Judaism,” said Rabbi Adir Posy, the Orthodox Union’s director of synagogue services. “We believe in all the locally applied health Continued on page 14
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At Lawrence High School on Tuesday, campus administrators collected health forms and checked students in on the first day of in-person instruction. Principal Jennifer Lagnado-Papp reviewed her list. Story, more photos, Page 30.
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All of us at the Herald Community Newspapers were frightened by the coronavirus pandemic when it reached Nassau County in early March. Some of us were sickened by Covid-19, and some were even hospitalized. But we had a job to do. We were, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo called us, “essential workers,” relaying vital information people needed to know to stay h e a l t hy a n d s u r v ive t h i s potentially deadly disease. So we did what we knew h ow t o d o — reported the news, day in, day out, for weeks on end. Suddenly, we were no longer a weekly newspaper. We were a daily, publishing the news online at liherald.com and in our daily newsletter. Hundreds of thousands of people came to our website for the latest news. The pandemic stretched us to our limits, but we never broke. We were with you throughout, and our pledge is to remain with you until all of us return to normal life — or whatever our lives will be in the new normal. Producing the news, however, is a costly endeavor. We must pay the salaries of reporters, editors,
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