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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). (CDC Photo/Alissa Eckert, MS, Dan Higgins, MAMS)

Bubble, Bubble, COVID Trouble

October 11, 2020 Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny 0

Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny makes her Jewish Sacred Aging debut as a contributor with an essay about missing the security of a COVID-19 bubble. [Read more…]

Yom Kippur 5781: Yizkor For COVID-19 Victims

September 28, 2020 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 0

For Yom Kippur, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff offers a Yizkor prayer for COVID-19 victims. [Read more…]

"Mourning," by Rob Oo, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license

Guest Blog Post: Kaddish during the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 7, 2020 Webmaster 3

Guest contributor Helene Zipkin describes her experience with the Kaddish prayer and its alternatives during the COVID pandemic. [Read more…]

Davar Eichah for Tisha B’av 5780 (Starting Wednesday evening, July 29, 2020)

July 29, 2020 Chaplain Barry Pitegoff, BCC 1

Chaplain Barry Pitegoff wonders if we are missing the cry of a modern day prophet warning of tragedy. [Read more…]

Guest Post: Technology lessens social isolation for seniors

July 22, 2020 Rabbi Barry Cohen 0

While nothing replaces face-to-face conversations, holding a hand or a warm embrace, ViewClix and GrandPad make social interaction easier and safer. [Read more…]

How Do We Care For The Nation?

July 19, 2020 Reverend Eric Hall 1

This guest blog post originally appeared on the Spiritual Care Association website and is republished here with the kind permission of Reverend Hall. [Read more…]

Don’t Sink the Boat

July 19, 2020 Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss 1

“I would have to say that it is un-Jewish not to wear a mask when doing so puts others at risk,” writes Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss in this commentary. [Read more…]

Law enforcement chaplain Rabbi Claudio Javier Kogan, MD, discusses science, religion, and the pandemic, on Seekers of Meaning Podcast

June 5, 2020 Webmaster 0

Rabbi Claudio Kogan, MD, who has served as chaplain for law enforcement agencies in the Rio Grande Valley, discusses science, religion, and current perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic in this episode of the Seekers of Meaning Podcast. [Read more…]

Gratitude

May 18, 2020 Rabbi Stephen Karol 1

Rabbi Stephen Karol finds elements of gratitude in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, through the thanksgiving prayers of the Jewish liturgy. [Read more…]

JSA Contributor Rabbi Dayle Friedman Published in Times of Israel’s Blogs

May 8, 2020 Webmaster 0

JSA Contributor Rabbi Dayle Friedman is a regular blogger at the Times of Israel website. Read her latest essay, “Forsake us not: Toxic ageism in the COVID pandemic.” [Read more…]