The Internet is filled with post-Covid bucket lists. Lockdown has only enhanced wanderlust it would seem, as people muse about the places they are going to explore, whether it is vacation spots or simply parties and concerts and sporting events. Much of this is premised on economic capability, of course, and leaves out many citizens of the world for whom long term hardship is in store.

How will we relate as Jews to what has transpired? Will we return to the tired and true, and treat our “time off” as a temporary nuisance? Or as a period in our history with implications for the future of Jewish spirituality?

Let's Celebrate Boredom! After all, how many Netflix series can one watch or Zoom meetings attend before your eyes and your mind just bug out?