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The Mount Zion Women’s Sisterhood publicized the ideal Jewish home. Here, in 1949, they are seen modeling how to set the table properly for the Jewish holidays.

Virtual mass dedicated to health care workers.

Mourners practice the tradition of 'sitting shiva.'

A sign on U.S. Highway 52 between Harmony and Preston, Minnesota alerts passengers to slower Amish buggy traffic along the route.

An Amish buggy in the snow near the Minnesota-Iowa border.

As teenagers, Amish youth enter a period called Rumspringa, when they increase their social activity and decide whether to join the Amish church. A lower percentage of New Order Amish decide to join the church than with the Old Order Amish.

Around 5,000 Amish live in Minnesota, concentrated in Fillmore County along the state's border with Iowa.