Rav Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary
- Matters related to Purim (January 31, 2021)
Month: January 2021 (Page 1 of 2)
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon, Visiting grandparents during the coronavirus pandemic (Jan. 26, 2021)… Read the rest
Originally Published in Religion News Service
(RNS) — Millions have already received the COVID-19 vaccination, and President Joe Biden has promised 100 million vaccinations in his administration’s first 100 days. Already, however, fears that some Americans would resist taking the shot, lowering its effectiveness, are coming true.… Read the rest
Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (Conservative): Reading Megillat Esther under COVID precautions (Jan. 25, 2021)… Read the rest
Christ “came not to heal the healthy, but the sick; not to save the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17)
As the world continues to battle COVID-19, we are ever grateful to the frontline workers – including medical professionals, emergency responders, and scientists – for their unwavering dedication to making the world a better place.… Read the rest
Originally published by Religion News Service
(RNS) — Millions have already received the COVID-19 vaccination, and President Joe Biden has promised 100 million vaccinations in his administration’s first 100 days. Already, however, fears that resistance to taking the shot would become an obstacle to the vaccines’ effectiveness are coming true.… Read the rest
The sin of Adam brought a devastating curse to all creation. The ground would no longer cooperate in his agricultural pursuits. His God-ordained work of tending the garden would now be filled with pain and difficulty. Man’s rule over creation—because he had obeyed that creation instead of obeying the Creator—was now broken, damaged, and incomplete.… Read the rest
In Los Angeles and in other areas where the COVID-19 virus and the death toll from the virus have surged in recent weeks, not only hospitals and vaccination sites, but also mortuaries and funeral homes have been overwhelmed. In Los Angeles as of this date (January 19, 2021), somebody who dies today cannot be buried in a Jewish cemetery for at least two weeks. This… Read the rest
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon
- Cutting the line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine (January 2021)
Originally published by National Catholic Reporter
As I sit socially distant in a waiting room with other health care workers — custodial, clerical, escort, RNs and medical providers — there is a reverence as we wait for our name to be called to receive the vaccine for COVID-19.… Read the rest
