Last week, the Conservative Movement approved a responsum permitting the livestreaming of religious services on Shabbat and holidays (with several caveats and constraints, and with the acknowledgement that the COVID-19 crisis accelerated the urgency of a question that was already being studied.)… Read the rest
Month: August 2020 (Page 3 of 3)
Over the past few days a large collection of Orthodox doctors from across the country issued a statement explaining why, based on their medical expertise, the Orthodox community should maintain strict social distancing standards and refrain from minyan, weddings, funerals, etc.
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Originally published by Sojourners.
A white pastor I know was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, but not until after he had served communion to his mostly African American congregation — a population that has suffered more severely from the disease due to ongoing racial disparities in U.S.… Read the rest
When Will We Regularly Gather In-Person Again?
On September 13, 2020, we will resume our weekly in-person Sunday worship gatherings in a limited capacity. We will be meeting at the Evergreen Adult Daycare located at 42-19 Bell Blvd., Bayside, New York 11361.… Read the rest
Gathering Together Again (undated, before August 3)… Read the rest
.אין כל דבר עומד בפני פיקוח נפש
Nothing takes priority over safeguarding life. (Talmud, Yoma 82a)
.תלמוד תורה כנגד כולם
Study of Torah is the most fundamental obligation. (Talmud, Kiddushin 39b)
These teachings illustrate the profound importance that the Jewish tradition places on learning and on health.
Tennessee Baptist Mission Board: Preparing for Preschoolers and Children (undated, before August 3, 2020)… Read the rest
by R.J. Snell, Ph.D.
Given the continued spread of coronavirus and the inherent limitations of stay at home orders and social distancing, many health authorities are developing contact tracing plans. As outlined by the CDC, case investigators would contact infected patients, “assist in arranging for patients to isolate themselves, and work with patients to identify people with whom the patients have been in close contact so the contact tracer can locate them.”… Read the rest
