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Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council: Funeral Guidelines for the COVID-19 Crisis

25 March 2020 (Subject to Change)

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and following the guidance of public health officials and government orders, the Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council has established the following guidelines for Jewish funerals in Colorado. 

As rabbis, we believe that Jewish rituals and customs offer mourners valuable tools for confronting loss and grief and we encourage our members to counsel those they serve using these practices, as best as they can be carried out under the circumstances.Read the rest

Methodist Guidance for the Observance of Holy Communion

A Letter to the United Methodist Clergy of the Western Jurisdiction from the Western Jurisdiction College of Bishops

Beloved Servants of Christ,

We write, as your episcopal leaders, in these unprecedented days of social change due to the COVID-19 crisis. We are grateful for the many ways you have responded, learning new skills and experimenting as you seek to respond to the pastoral needs of your people.… Read the rest

World Council of Churches: Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic with faith communities: some guidance for churches

Faith communities and our leaders can play a vital role in grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are often the most relevant, and trusted networks and messengers. Their presence is constant and uninterrupted, even in remote communities.

Faith communities working with the broader society, health care workers and governments, can help accelerate the return to a world free of this crippling pandemic.

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Rabbi Hershel Schachter: Coronavirus Q&A

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 Schachterand to Rabbi Aryeh Richter for adding the footnotes (see PDF download).Read the rest

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