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Rabbi Hershel Schachter: Coronavirus Q&A

March 20, 2020 / David Freidenreich

Questions and answers with Rav Hershel Schachter shlit”a, regarding situations arising from the coronavirus crisis. Transcribed by Rabbi Pini Dunner (assisted by Michael Bernstein). This transcript has been approved by Rav Hershel Schachter. With many thanks to Rabbi Marc Dratch of the RCA, who posed the questions to Rav Schachter, and to Rabbi Aryeh Richter for adding the footnotes (see PDF download).… Read the rest

Unitarian Universalist Association: Pastoral Care in a Time of Physical Distancing

March 19, 2020 / Maya Rebitzer

Dear Leaders,

As we navigate these incredibly difficult times for our country and the global community, I continue to hold you and our wider UU community in my heart. I am so grateful for the ministry and care you offer and the example we, as Unitarian Universalists, are setting in putting community care and compassion at the forefront of our efforts and decisions.… Read the rest

PDF: Other Traditions — Hinduism

March 18, 2020 / Abigail Carson

Hindu Forum of Britain: Corona Virus Health Awareness Announcements (March 18, 2020)

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Rev. Matthew Crebbin, Newtown (Conn.) Congregational Church: Lessons From Ministry in the Midst of a Disaster

March 18, 2020 / Abigail Carson

Beloved Colleagues in Ministry,

This is a message I wish I didn’t have to write. I do not want to know what I know. Because I learned my lessons about disaster ministry in one of the ugliest and horrific events that still resonates within my own soul, my local community and our nation. … Read the rest

Rabbi David Golinkin: A Message of Hope and Solidarity

March 17, 2020 / David Freidenreich

Dear Friends,

Whenever faced with a personal or national crisis, it is my custom to go “back to the sources” for comfort and inspiration. Allow me to share with you a number of biblical and rabbinic insights about the current crisis.… Read the rest

Sheikh Jaffer H. Jaffer, Toronto

March 17, 2020 / David Freidenreich

[undated, before March 17]

Salaamun Alaykum!

From the Resident Alim’s Desk

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Stay Calm & Be Smart

I pray this message reaches all of you in the best of health and spirits. We are currently undergoing some very difficult times and are facing unprecedented uncertainties due to the Coronavirus; and so I felt a duty to send a message to the entire community to ensure that we are following the prescriptions that Islam has set out for us; and in-sha Allah together we can overcome these tests.

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Rev. Rob Schenck: Our Ethical Obligations During the Pandemic

March 16, 2020 / Abigail Carson

Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? … Read the rest

Swami Tyagananda, Vedanta Society: A Spiritual Response to the Virus

March 14, 2020 / David Freidenreich

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.

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