A database for comparative study
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Question:
May we rely on technology to create a virtual minyan in a time of crisis when we cannot gather in our synagogues? If so, what are the criteria for constituting a valid virtual minyan? How does one recite Kaddish in a virtual minyan? … Read the rest
Hindu Forum of Britain: Corona Virus Health Awareness Announcements (March 18, 2020)
… Read the restBeloved Colleagues in Ministry,
This is a message I wish I didn’t have to write. I do not want to know what I know. Because I learned my lessons about disaster ministry in one of the ugliest and horrific events that still resonates within my own soul, my local community and our nation. … Read the rest
Commonly Asked Questions (March 18)… Read the rest
Joint statement regarding the global coronavirus pandemic (March 18, 2020)… Read the rest
With the Corona virus spreading rapidly and new restrictions announced daily on public gathering, a question I have discussed a while ago is resurfacing:
When ten participants are in the same room only virtually and not physically, is it considered a Minyan?… Read the rest
A word to the Church regarding Holy Week and Easter Day from the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church:
Dear People of God,
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
These affirmations are at the very heart of our faith as followers of Jesus Christ.… Read the rest
Originally published in First Things
Cancelling church services is the wrong response to the coronavirus pandemic.
When we worship, we join the Christian rebellion against the false lordship of the principalities and powers that claim to rule our lives, including sickness and death.… Read the rest
