September 4, 2025
Results of a new study.
Even though COVID is, thankfully, no longer a pressing public-health concern, there are likely to be many Jews who will attend High Holy Day services this year via Zoom or other online platforms. A recent study of churchgoers asks a very relevant question: are the well-documented benefits to psychological and physical health associated with regular attendance of religious services also enjoyed by those who attend online? Yonat Shimron reports:
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Even though COVID is, thankfully, no longer a pressing public-health concern, there are likely to be many Jews who will attend High Holy Day services this year via Zoom or other online platforms. A recent study of churchgoers asks a very relevant question: are the well-documented benefits to psychological and physical health associated with regular attendance of religious services also enjoyed by those who attend online? Yonat Shimron reports:
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In-Person Religious Services Are Better for Your Health Than the Online Kind – Tikvah
