One yeshivah speeds ahead in Chicago s vaccine drive
The catchphrases “flatten the curve” and “shelter in place” that buzzed throughout the Covid pandemic are giving way to “getting jabbed” and “shot in the arm.” And in Chicago, the Jewish community has taken the lead in getting the precious doses administered. Its program, the Community Vaccine Alliance, has become a model for the nation.
Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, the director of government affairs for Agudath Israel of Illinois, told Mishpacha that the “overwhelming majority” of the Windy City’s elderly and teachers received their shot of life at a makeshift clinic hurriedly set up at the gym of a local yeshivah.
Turbulence Ahead: Are the skies less friendly to Observant Jews?
Illustrations by Esti Friedman
The thin piece of colored cloth that accompanies virtually every COVID regulation on the ground has created some atmospheric pressure in the formerly friendly skies as well.
Flight attendant crews, once limited to reminding passengers to fasten seatbelts and pouring out frothy cups of warm Diet Coke, have now been handed their roughest job yet ensuring that every passenger, every second of the time, has every part of their lower face covered.
Given that this directive has led to an increasing number of complaints by Orthodox Jews who feel they’ve been unfairly targeted for enforcement, should families think twice before they fly? Or should they give more consideration when choosing an airline?
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