VIRUS DIARY: `The most Passover of Passovers I've ever had'

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A family Passover Seder in the strangest of times, held virtually, produces something both traditional and new — and something to remember. Read this account from tarbel in the AP Virus Diary.

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In this April 8, 2020, photo, Tali Arbel and her family and friends from other places are pictured on a New York computer screen during a virtual Seder for Passover.

This year is different. We are all isolated, the dread of death a physical barrier. I’ve never been so anxious in my life. My chest constricts every time I hear a siren. Would it be just a sad replica of our usual meal, with his mom’s brisket and the dozen-plus salads and sides made by her, my mom and my sisters and me? We wouldn’t all be able to hug each other hello, laugh at the squirming babies, sing my favorite song at meal’s end when we’re all a little bit drunk. “Echad Mi Yodea” gets longer with each verse and leaves us all gasping for breath by the end as we pound the table in time.

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tarbel This was awesome. Thank you. Chag Sameach!

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