In the face of COVID-19, an unprecedented global crisis, we are committed to protecting the health and safety of the Jewish community and our neighbors, comforting those in need of support, and providing opportunities for sacred connection during this time of need.… Read the rest
Category: Social Distancing (Page 8 of 8)
I have spent the day working from home. This was already planned, as it’s the second Thursday of the month when I have coaching and consulting clients all day long. They are all pastors. They’re from different parts of the country, navigating different challenges.… Read the rest
A caveat before I begin: I have hesitated from responding to the Coronavirus since news of it first broke, since I am neither a scientist nor a public health official, but now… as a rabbi, a faculty member of the Jewish Theological Seminary and as a former member both of the Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards and of the Israel Rabbinical Assembly Law Committee, I want to say clearly and unequivocally: we must take drastic action to enforce social distancing, in the absence of clear governmental directives.… Read the rest
Dear Colleagues in Christ,
Two weeks ago, I posted guidelines regarding ways to address the growing concerns around the coronavirus (COVID-19). While there have not been confirmed cases to-date in Maine, it is almost a certainty this will soon change. We are in the midst of an evolving situation, and we are ministering in an anxious moment.… Read the rest
We are currently in an ambiguous place. Although the governor has declared a state emergency this gives no clarity regarding how we are to respond. The Washington State and National Centers for Disease Control have not increased the risk for the general population, and we remain at low risk.… Read the rest
ADMINISTRATION OF MUSLIM LAW ACT
(CHAPTER 3, SECTION 32)
FATWA ISSUED
BY
FATWA COMMITTEE, ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE
The Fatwa Committee held a special fatwa meeting on 18 February 2020 to discuss questions received from Mosque and Community Development Strategic Unit in Muis (MCM) on precautionary measures that should be undertaken by mosques in dealing with the transmission of Covid-19
FATWA
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وإمام المتقين نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين.… Read the rest
