How the citizens of Karmiel, Galilee kept together while apart during the Coronavirus Plague of 2020.
The COVID Kehila Comes of Age!
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In barely three months of Coronavirus-forced worship via Facebook and Zoom it's clear that the era of virtual prayer has most precociously come of age.
Tomorrow evening Friday 08 May, for example, members of Kehilat Hakerem Congregation, Karmiel may choose to join one of two Sabbath eve services in Jerusalem, surely dismissing the unused alternative as 'the one I don't go to'.
But as the health news brightens and the Israeli authorities begin cautious preparations to lift the stiffest restrictions, perhaps it is time to discuss the virtual and actual treats being provided for the ever-culture-hungry public.
At the depths of the crisis, those with no immediate work and education schedules were happy to 'binge-watch' movies, plays, musicals and television shows round the clock.
But a universal thirst for knowledge and high quality entertainment was also slaked by a wide range of generous charitable and commercial enterprises.
Apart from Zoom-based lectures and study sessions in the US, the UK and Israel, those I came across included the British online music sharing and livestreaming outfit Mixcloud and the US Internet Archive digital library. Meanwhile the research platform, Academia has set up a page dedicated to the Coronavirus crisis as has Quora Spaces where knowledge about COVID-19 may also be shared. The four-day Eighth International Jerusalem Writers' Festival, due to begin on Sunday 10 May, is in full digital format and I understand that most events may be viewed gratis.
Further, those disappointed when the wildly popular Van Gogh exhibition was forced to shut will be relieved to learn that it reopens tomorrow, Friday 08 May and that entrance tickets now cost only NIS 49.
Last, fans of singer-songwriter, Leonard Cohen will be thrilled to learn that a multi-lingual cover of Hallelujah, which has long since become Israel's unofficial national anthem, helped to earn more than $1M at Sunday's virtual benefit gig for emergency response organization United Hatzalah of Israel in its fight against COVID-19.
For readers who missed the show, today's update concludes here with a video clip of the fetching arrangement and all those who took part:
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