covid-19

May 18, 2020 1

Gratitude

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

May 8, 2020 0

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

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...]

April 2, 2020 0

Goals of Care Coalition of NJ Offering Free Daily Webinar on Coronavirus

The Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey is offering a free daily webinar on the COVID-19 pandemic wiht founder and medical director Dr. David Barile. [Read more...]

"Fire," by Ian Barbour, via Flickr.com under Creative Commons License

April 2, 2020 0

Tzav in the time of COVID-19

In this guest d'var torah, Chaplain Barry Pitegoff sees the fire that should not go out as our personal passion to do good. [Read more...]

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)

March 16, 2020 2

Guest Commentary: COVID-19 pandemic no laughing matter

Guest contributor Marc Blesoff offers some suggestions on how to cope with emotional and physical stress during the coronavirus shutdown. [Read more...]