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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FAITH - pandemic test Portrait of Rabbi Yosef Benarroch, inside Adas Yeshuran Herzlia Synagogue, 620 Brock St. Story: Testing the faith: As the coronavirus pandemic nears the one-year anniversary in Manitoba, people of faith have faced challenges unlike any other year, with shutdowns, reduced capacity, and limited ability to publicly practice their faith. Rabbi Josef Benarroch explains how Orthodox Jews have been affected because they do not use technology or electricity on the Sabbath, and how Jewish people have centuries of weathering hardship and persecution. Reporter: Brenda Suderman. March 05, 2021