How will the coronavirus reshape the contours of our society?
A shattered economy, a challenged international kashrus industry, months of children at home who’ve had to navigate the waters of remote schooling, and escalated mental health issues are just some parts of the “new normal.”
When the dust settles and life reemerges from lockdown, how will our communities, reeling from the pandemic fallout, readjust to a new reality?
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