Rav Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary
- Leaving the hospital on Shabbat or holidays (March 27)
Day: March 27, 2020
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine: Guide For Christian Funerals During COVID19 (undated, before March 27, 2020)… Read the rest
The last few week has thrust us all into a frightening new reality. Coronavirus, and COVID-19, have permeated our lives like a flash flood, upending routines, exposing the fragilities – and regular imbecilities – of our social and especially political structures, and challenging us all to rethink how to relive our lives, so that we can go on, literally, living our lives.… Read the rest
As the weeks go on, I’m hearing from more and more of you who are ill yourselves, worrying about friends or family who are ill, or mourning deaths. I’m sending much love and prayers for healing your way.
This week has been dominated by conversations about how many deaths would be acceptable in order to save the economy.… Read the rest
World Vision International: COVID-19 guidance for faith communities (March 20, revised March 27)… Read the rest
Dear Friends,
We are all called to support, respond, and minister to the needs of our congregations and communities. The coming days and weeks will also demand vigilant care for nourishing ourselves so we can welcome each day with hope and faith. Now is a moment to trust God to give us large measures of gentleness and kindness, for surely they will lead us to a promised land.… Read the rest
This year, with the need to physically distance and isolate ourselves collectively so as to curtail the spread of COVID-19, community has become something even more precious. We cannot gather around the seder table as we do most years. We cannot come physically to synagogues to make a minyan.… Read the rest
