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Pass the honey!

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What are your New Year traditions?  For me, it's a blintze casserole sitting amongst a buffet of bagels, tuna and egg salad, apples and honey, and a few glasses of wine after services on the first day of Rosh Hoshana. The blintze casserole is a staple this time of year, especially with pie filling that has been slowly warmed on the stove to pour over each serving. This coupled with a home full of friends and family make the gathering even more special. Unfortunately, this year another holiday will look and feel a bit different. Although the spiritual traditions of years' past have been corrupted by "the pandemic" (I feel like this word is mentioned so often these days that I now need to use it in quotes.), Jews around the world, and in our own communities, have stepped up in creative ways to celebrate those spiritual traditions that we all know and love. For example, Beth Shalom offered a community-wide Passover Seder on Zoom, from the rabbi's home, in the Spring.