n>In the days leading up to her son Jacob’s bar mitzvah on March 14, Jennifer Friedman watched plans quickly unravel. As Michigan became a COVID-19 hot spot and social distancing restrictions tightened, out-of-town relatives began canceling, and the party was postponed. Finally, the day before the bar mitzvah, the family’s Conservative synagogue, Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan, limited attendance in the 1,100-seat sanctuary to the immediate family, for health and safety reasons. Read Full Article »