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Collected Item: “MELBOURNE’S TRADITIONAL JEWS’ NEW YEAR CORONA TEST: ZOOM SHUL OR NOT?”

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MELBOURNE’S TRADITIONAL JEWS’ NEW YEAR CORONA TEST: ZOOM SHUL OR NOT?

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Text story

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The curious history of Melbourne's Jewish community means that it has a significant population of traditional Jews who align with orthodox synagogues but are not observant. Will they access alternative community events this New Year as the pandemic keeps shuls closed?

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#MelbourneJewishCommunity, #Orthodoxy, #Zoomshul, #Coronavirus

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https://jewishwomenofwords.com.au/melbournes-traditional-jews-new-year-corona-test-zoom-shul-or-not/

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Havi Rubinstein

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2020-08-29
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