Freehof Institute of Progressive Halakhah:
- A Wedding via Zoom? (April 26, 2020)
Month: April 2020 (Page 2 of 8)
Most Rev. Anthony Fisher, Archdiocese of Sydney: Easter and Holy Week Announcements (April 24, 2020)… Read the rest
MODIIN, Israel (JTA) — Recounting past plagues isn’t pleasant, but Jewish history is replete with leaders whose decisions can help us address the challenges we’re facing during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
In particular, rabbinic authorities throughout history have done their best to protect the public while also ensuring the burial of the deceased and preserving, as much as possible, their dignity.… Read the rest
WHAT’S IN YOUR POCKET? Sharing what we have with those who have less.
Members and friends of The United Methodist Church in the Greater Northwest,
… Read the rest“From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required
and from the one to whom much has been entrusted,
even more will be demanded.”
Rav Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary
… Read the restAll praise is due to Allah, and may His peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, his family, his Companions, and those who followed.
The Resident Fatwa Committee of AMJA has received several questions concerning Taraweeh (tarāweeḥ) prayers in the midst of the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic as well as the stay-at-home orders which have been imposed on people to varying degrees.… Read the rest
Editor’s note: What follows is a free translation of a Hebrew essay originally published by Rav Mayer Twersky shlit”a on TorahWeb.org on April 22, 2020. We (some of Rav Twersky’s students) requested to attempt a rendering of the body of the essay in English; Rav Twersky agreed, but was not directly involved in the preparation of this translation.… Read the rest
Catholics may become more aware of the need for the sacraments when they become unavailable. Access to the sacraments is a right of the faithful “who seek them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.”
