COVID-19: Faithful Service
People of different faith traditions are responding in a variety of ways to this disease. Here are a few examples of their faithful service.
People of different faith traditions are responding in a variety of ways to this disease. Here are a few examples of their faithful service.
Many people have heard of the priest who gave up his ventilator so that another patient could have it.
A muslim-lead team works to deliver groceries to those in need during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Sikh Center of New York generously prepared and packed meals for over 30,000 New Yorkers in self-isolation.
In Pakistan, Muslim's observation of "zakat" is making a difference in combatting the Coronavirus.
Members of the Missionaries of Charity - the order founded by St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta to serve the poorest of the poor - are working to keep those cared for in their institutions safe.
Islamic Relief is providing health and hygiene support to vulnerable people around the world.
Ancient guidelines from the prophet Muhammad that were given to early believers are reinforced as ways to protect oneself from the novel COVID-19.
Dr. Shwartz and Yosef Hakohen discuss moral obligations of doctors to patients, biblical medicine and its relation to hygiene, and how to congregate medical experts and Torah scholars to emphasize powerful Jewish teachings on health.