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The TikTok video of Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld receiving a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine isn’t racking up Cardi B numbers, but it has reached an impressive 400,000 views. “I saw an advertisement that they were looking for people for their clinical trial,” Rabbi Herzfeld, 46, said. “I am not a doctor or a nurse, but I wanted to see what I could do to make a difference. So I volunteered” Herzfeld, spiritual leader of Ohev Sholom in Washington, D.C., also posted videos and images of h...

Although people of all faiths report growing religious discrimination during the past few years, the phenomenon is most common among Jews and Muslims, according to a new survey. Jews and Muslims are also much more likely to become victims of violence because of their religious beliefs, the study shows. “…religious discrimination is alive and well.” The researchers included samples of religious groups that are in the minority in the United States (Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, and athe...

With vaccines on the horizon, faith leaders could play a crucial role in promoting their use Asked about his participation in the Moderna vaccine trial, Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld replied, ‘It’s the most important sermon I’ve ever given — by far.’ A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guys Hospital in London, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. U.K. health authorities rolled out the first doses of a widely tested and independently reviewed COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, starting...