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***Announcement on Measures Taken Due to the Corona Virus***
*From the Scholars of Azzawia, Cape Town*
Over recent days and weeks, we have been following closely, with concern, the historic crisis facing our nation and our community, due to the international COVID-19 Corona virus pandemic.… Read the rest
Our Beloved Friends,
We’ve written many emails in the last two decades, but none like this. What should our tone be?? Somber, Calming, Ominous…none of the above?
We’ve chosen the Yiddish saying that’s been around awhile: Tracht gut v’zein gut. Think good and it will be good.… Read the rest
The coronavirus is making headlines. Every day. In every part of the world. Everything else has receded into the background. No longer is the virus confined to one province of a country in one corner of the world. It is coming closer by the day, by the hour perhaps, and everyone’s worried.
al-Watan News
أصدر الإتحاد العالمي لعلماء المسلمين فتوى تقضي بالتوقف عن صلاة الجمعة وصلاة الجماعة، في أي بلد يتفشّى فيه وباء كورونا.… Read the rest
Actress Kristen Bell posted this image on her Instagram the other day with the caption: “My mom sent me the handwashing blacklight comparison. 30 SECONDS WITH SOAP YALL!!!”
Aside from Bell’s mother’s very relatable, low-key guilt trip in pursuit of clean hands, this image is a reminder that I haven’t been adequately washing my hands for many years.… Read the rest
Dear community members,
Our Sages tell us chamirah sakanta me’isura, that matters of danger need to be taken even more seriously than Torah prohibitions. It is on that note that we urge – for us and all guests visiting Cincinnati – an exceedingly cautious approach to attendance at minyanim and other public events.… Read the rest
In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful,
The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) has received several inquiries regarding the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak and the possibility of closure of the masjids and suspension of Jumuah prayers, in compliance with the instructions of the local governments and health authorities to ban large public gatherings of more than 250, 100, or even 50 or less.… Read the rest
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that people wash their hands thoroughly and regularly, and that they avoid touching their face. Unfortunately, touching our faces with our hands is a deeply ingrained and unconscious habit—studies have shown we do it more than 20 times an hour.… Read the rest
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