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As the state opens up vaccine eligibility to everyone in Group 3, some religious leaders throughout the Triad said they are either ready to get vaccinated or have gotten vaccinated in the hopes of stopping COVID-19 in its tracks. WXII 12 News spoke with two leaders in the Jewish Community about why one of them got the vaccine and why another is in the process of getting it.Both Rabbis said the highest value in Jewish tradition is saving a life which is why those they said decided to get vaccinated to help protect life. At Temple Emanuel in Winston-Salem, Rabbi Mark Cohn said while this last year has been remarkably different, he says COVID-19 has not been able to take away his congregation’s core values or its spirit. “We are holding each other together whether it’s through programs, services reach out calls things we’ve done in the parking lot small group events obviously a lot of teaching and connecting and meeting online through Zoom,” he said.Cohn said in Jewi ....