Related Blog Posts on COVID-19 and Strengthening Congregations

Doctor vaccinating a young woman in the arm while both wear masks
COVID-19

Vaccinating the Most Vulnerable Requires Proactive Congregational Effort

Rabbi Fred Guttman
Robert Wineburg
Judaism’s foremost physician made clear that providing healthcare to the community is fundamentally connected to the spiritual and moral health of society. Nine centuries later, with COVID-19 raging all around us, the urgent relevance of the Rambam’s words could not be clearer. 
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COVID-19

Connecting During COVID: NFTY Convention 2021

Fletcher Block
Lynne Butner
The weekend was extraordinary. Teens shared that it was the best virtual experience they had this year - that it felt as close as it could get to an in-person experience. Many said that they felt a new connection to NFTY.
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Worship

Worship in the Time of Pandemic: What We Have Learned

Cantor Rosalie Will
During the High Holidays, our Reform clergy faced the challenge of maintaining the sense of awe and continuity while at the same time finding new ways to create a meaningful worship experience as they livestreamed to empty sanctuaries.