The 11th Plague: 20 Influences Take on Passover and Coronavirus

This year, Passover will be like no Passover before. Self-quarantined
in our homes to avoid doing harm to ourselves, our loved ones, and
society, Passover will be smaller than ever before.

But it will also be powerful. We are, after all, living through a
plague of our own, one deserving of inclusion in the list of the Ten
Plagues that God meted out against the Egyptians as he rescued the
Israelites from slavery and brought them out of Egypt and to the
Promised Land. The plague of the coronavirus will leave no community
untouched, no family unscathed, whether in terms of health or
finances.

What can we learn about this modern day plague from the Ten Plagues in
the Book of Exodus? What can coronavirus teach us about the Ten
Plagues? We asked 20 influencers to write about the 11th Plague:
Passover in the Age of Coronavirus.

Here’s what they had to say.

Illustrations by Noah Lubin.