Orthodox Community Faces Down Misinformation In Vaccine Education Efforts By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City PUBLISHED 8:30 PM ET Feb. 10, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:30 PM EST Feb. 10, 2021
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NEW YORK How do you tell if a scientific study is trustworthy? That was the question that three nurses discussed on a call-in radio show last Thursday night, in an effort to educate their community on the science around the COVID-19 vaccine.
For one, the study’s author should be an expert, the nurses said like how if you have a question about kosher food, you go to a rabbi who is considered an expert on Jewish dietary law.
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Feb. 3, 2021
Ahead of the Purim holiday later this month, U.S. Orthodox organizations are urging communities to comply with COVID-19 health guidelines during the celebration, which was a super-spreader event as the pandemic began last year.
The Orthodox Union and Rabbinical Council of America issued their Purim guidance for synagogues and communities on Wednesday, stressing that “the situation continues to evolve and varies significantly from region to region.” Purim runs from February 25-26 this year.
The groups address how to conduct megillah readings (the traditional public recitations of the Scroll of Esther), as well as how to conduct holiday meals and send care packages for the occasion.
Last year, I talked about the challenges of being confined during the Passover holiday. This year, however, we are beginning to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. One would naturally hope this Passover is a celebration of our liberation from both spiritual and actual confinemen… More Headlines
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(JTA) When Andrew Pepperstone drove to Kansas in late July to start his new job as rabbi at the Hebrew Congregation of Wichita, it was the first time he’d ever been to the city.
“My entire search for a new pulpit job was conducted during COVID-19,” he explained, so all his interactions with the Conservative congregation had been virtual.