We talked to two prominent members of the Washington, DC Jewish community about how they’ve spent their time in quarantine
Of course, all hope is not lost. There are many stories of people accomplishing long-held goals and keeping their spirits strong during the lockdown. We talked to two prominent members of the Washington, DC Jewish community about how they’ve spent their time in quarantine.
Covid-19 has been a truly horrific plague upon the entire world. Death, suffering, fear. Shuls, schools and yeshivas are shuttered, people shattered.
While it is terrible to have our normal communal interaction curtailed, this current dilemma is – for whatever reason beyond our understanding – the will of Hashem. I am surely among many who found their shiurim, learning and davening more focused, their family time more plentiful and undisturbed, and their thinking significantly clearer, even amid the obvious worries about the future.
We have also seen incredible kindness within our community, and in our public servants and administration officials. Almost the entirety of our own Jewish community behaved nobly and responsibly, despite the few visible exceptions who caused grave damage to the rest of us.
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