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Ephraim Shapiro1, Livia Levine2, Avi Kay2
1Department of Health Systems Management, Ariel University, 4 Kiryat Hamada, 40700, Ariel, Israel. eas97@caa.columbia.edu.
Abstract:
A diverse Modern Orthodox synagogue in Jerusalem continued to serve its congregants and maintain community despite closures and restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Members were surveyed in April 2020. There were minorities of members who were experiencing mental health issues, especially those less acculturated and no one surveyed received any professional mental health help. About a quarter of the members said that regular check-ins were important but some said they were not receiving enough of them. Synagogues can potentially serve as coping resources for congregants both during periods of crisis as well as during regular periods of operation.
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