When anyone seeks counsel regarding abortion from Rabbi Jay Sherwood, leader of Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs’ largest Jewish synagogue, he cites Jewish law, which, he maintains, subscribes to an undisputed
When anyone seeks counsel regarding abortion from Rabbi Jay Sherwood, leader of Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs’ largest Jewish synagogue, he cites Jewish law, which, he maintains, subscribes to an undisputed
Bob Reiman doesn’t remember if he’s ever gotten a vaccination of any kind.
“I don’t think so, no,” he said Thursday, while volunteering at the Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Colorado Springs.
He and others who hold certain religious beliefs may face a difficult decision in coming months, as COVID-19 vaccine mandates spread alongside the new delta variant.
President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday that all federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated came a day after Wednesday’s news that two major hospital systems in Colorado, UCHealth and Denver Health, will require all employees and volunteers to be vaccinated or be fired.