Virtual projects had always been an important part of religious, educational, socializing, and other activities of Jewish organizations, however, until recently their role was mostly supplementary to the frontal events. A new situation dictated by the coronavirus and quarantine in many countries of the world may become a trigger to upgrade the virtual network initiatives. Sociological research shows that many of the Euro-Asian Jewish communities act as network entities, due to the transnational character of the Russian Jewish Diaspora. More than that, a new virtual model of events may bring to communal activities some of the previously unaffiliated categories of the Jewish population.

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