Congregation B'nai Abraham caretaker Ben Vincent leads his weekly bible study from his laptop while his class follows through a Zoom video conference. With the pandemic outbreak and the majority of his class members over 60, Vincent canceled the class early on in the outbreak but decided to resume through video chat.

In a meeting room lined with bookshelves in the old mansion that adjoins the Congregation B'Nai Abraham's sanctuary, facility caretaker Ben Vincent takes a seat at the end of a long table and opens his laptop ­— a copy of the Bible, a coffee mug and other texts by his side.

At the far end of the table — a socially safe distance away — one of his students, Karl Tamburro sits quietly with his book open and ready for class.

It's the first day of a new normal for Vincent's Bible study class. Tamburro, who is in his 60s, insists on coming in person even though Vincent said he wishes he would stay home.

One by one the voices start to come through Vincent's laptop Bible study group which started now students expressed an interest in learning more about the Bible and moved online due to the pandemic.

In a month where we continue to see and hear stories of those adjusting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, theirs is one of overcoming and coming together again.

With a group made up mostly of women in their 60s, 70s and 80s, Vincent canceled class at the very onset of the outbreak, so early he wasn't sure if they missed two or three weeks of class before going to the livestream.

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