How will Covid Change the Jewish High Holidays? With the High Holidays coming up and numerous synagogues closed or limited in so many ways, many Jews are looking for new ways to attend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Services as part of a community. The dilemma? For more than a thousand years, it has been Jewish law that one must have a community, a ‘minyan’, for prayer. The definition of “minyan” was at one point 10 men, all having reached the age of 13. In modern times, depending on the synagogue, it can be 10 women, or any combination of men and women as well. Here’s the catch: they must share the same space. It can be inside or outside, in synagogue or in a home. The point is, prayer is a shared undertaking and experience; prayer is also about togetherness. Many congregations, including traditional ones, have nimbly risen to the occasion with web technology. Even before Covid, many synagogues such as Central Synagogue in Manhattan, were already live streaming services