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A Rabbi And Pastor Say We Can Physically Distance And Still Celebrate Meaningful Holidays

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Published April 7, 2020 at 11:40 AM CDT

Still life of a table set for a Passover meal, 1950s. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Jews will mark the first night of Passover with the traditional seder — a dinner retelling of the story of the Jews’ exodus from slavery in Egypt. And later this week, Christians will observe Good Friday and Easter.

But how to do it when community gathering — at the very heart of the celebrations — is not permitted? And can our more solitary observances still be meaningful? Yes, according to Rabbi Noam Marans and Pastor Jared Wellman (@JaredcWellman), who join host Robin Young to talk about this year’s unique challenges.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.