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Collected Item: “Makeshift Erev Pesach Siyum”

Title

Makeshift Erev Pesach Siyum

Description

A photograph of my 2-month old son on my lap during a virtual Siyum on erev Pesach

Narrative

Every year, I participate in a Siyum/celebration on the morning before Passover begins to absolve myself of needing to fast, being a firstborn. When my firstborn son, then 2 months old, and I were shut-in for quarantine, our synagogue's siyum went virtual. While I fully expected to share this tradition with my son as I had with my father, I hardly expected to be doing it on Zoom for his first siyum. A perfect snapshot of how we clung to practice as we could during the pandemic.

Creator

Zev Hurwitz

Date

2020-04-08T07:27

State or Territory

California

City or Town

Los Angeles

Congregation/Institution

B'nai David Judea

Denomination

Orthodox

Name

[private]

Your Location

[private]

Do you agree?

Yes
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