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These remarks followed some backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community, with one leading haredi rabbi saying those who accused Walder of sexual abuse were guilty of murder.
A Purim statement issued by the Orthodox Union: The union, which supports a network of synagogues across the United States, said that anyone who is ill or must remain in isolation must not come to synagogue. To fulfill the mitzvah, or religious obligations, those people should have a kosher, hand-written Megillah in hand from which they read audibly, either on their own or assisted by an electronic device. "Purim meals and get-togethers should be limited," the Union advises. "For those who have not achieved immunity, the Purim Seudah (meal) would best be conducted within the family 'bu...
Illustrative: A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine injection in Jerusalem, on January 28, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) JTA — The email offered what felt like a lifeline to the dozens of rabbis in the Chicago area who received it last week. “Vaccines are now available for clergy,” an official with the Chicago Board of Rabbis wrote, passing along a link to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine. Days later, some of those rabbis were rolling up their sleeves to get the shot that would start to make their pre-pandemic lives possible once again. Lizzi Heydemann, rabbi and founder of Mishkan, a nond...
(JTA) — The email offered what felt like a lifeline to the dozens of rabbis in the Chicago area who received it last week. “Vaccines are now available for clergy,” an official with the Chicago Board of Rabbis wrote, passing along a link to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine. Days later, some of those rabbis were rolling up their sleeves to get the shot that would start to make their pre-pandemic lives possible once again. Lizzi Heydemann, rabbi and founder of Mishkan, a nondenominational congregation in Chicago, marked her vaccination with a public Facebook post accompanied by a translation...
January 29, 2021 2:30 pm A set of COVID-19 vaccination record cards from the CDC. (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) Advertisement (JTA) — The email offered what felt like a lifeline to the dozens of rabbis in the Chicago area who received it last week. “Vaccines are now available for clergy,” an official with the Chicago Board of Rabbis wrote, passing along a link to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine. Days later, some of those rabbis were rolling up their sleeves to get the shot that would start to make their pre-pandemic lives possible o...