A database for comparative study
With the upcoming Yom Tov rapidly approaching, Rabbi Billet asked me to put together some general guidelines for what to do if, rachmana leztlon, people get sick or are diagnosed with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 over Yom Tov.
We obviously are not intending to provide specific advice which only your physician should do.… Read the rest
As our nation and our world grapples with the ongoing critical struggle to contain the mortal threat of COVID-19, we offer the following words of guidance to our communities.
We are all joined in prayer for the success of these efforts at containment, and for a speedy recovery for all those already affected.… Read the rest
Since March 4, 2020, I have been asked many halakhic questions about the current crisis by rabbis and laypeople living in Israel, the US, France, Argentina, Chile and Ukraine. Some of the questions have been asked multiple times. I answered all of the questions as they came in.… Read the rest
Dear Greater Washington Jewish Community:
Unfortunately, there has been a significant rise in the number of COVID -19 cases in the Greater Washington Jewish community, and more generally in Maryland and East Coast metropolitan areas.
While we are all affected and unsettled by the current unprecedented challenge, we remain steadfast in our faith that Hashem will bring us all the strength to serve him properly even as we face this difficult time.… Read the rest
My Dear Parishioners,
Lord, have mercy! “The prayers seem not to be answered or God doesn’t seem to be listening!” someone wrote me. Fear of the unknown, fear of contracting a possibly deadly disease or fear of becoming the one infected by showing no signs and then spreading it to others, causes our hearts to tremble and make statements like the one above. … Read the rest
Rav Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary
… Read the restWe now know that most of us will not be able to remember and celebrate Holy Week with the same traditions, gatherings, and events that we look forward to every year. Typically, many churches pray that God will use this week to draw people in so we can share with them the good news of God’s grace and salvation.… Read the rest
Most Rev. Anthony Fisher, Archdiocese of Sydney: Latest Restrictions in Response to COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)… Read the rest
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted communities around the world, including those in Indian Country. We are watching it unfold day after day – health systems, economies and industries are in various states of unraveling, crashing or being over-run and quarantines are becoming commonplace as nations attempt to contain the “invisible enemy.”… Read the rest
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#StayAtHomeSaveLives
The current NHS advice is that as individual we should stop non-essential contact (including shaking hands, hugging, kissing) and if we go outside, to keep more than 2 metres (3 steps) apart from others.… Read the rest
