Archive: April 2020

The Leadership of a True Giant

Posted on April 30, 2020

April 29, 2020 – with thanks to Rav Pini Dunner The following is a translation by Rav Pini Dunner of a fundraising letter written, composed, and sent on Erev Yom Kippur 1831, by the great rabbinic leader Rabbi Akiva Eiger, amid the devastating cholera pandemic that was then wreaking its deathly havoc in Prussia. Click Continue Reading »

Tzurba M’Rabanan Special Edition

Posted on April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020 – with thanks to RZA-Mizrachi Pandemics in Halacha and HashkafaClick here Does Jewish Law Oblige Doctors to Risk Their Own Health to Heal the Sick?Click here The Stock Market During Coronavirus*Click here *The RCA does not endorse any particular financial adviser or financial advice. We provide this document for informational purposes only.

Ventilator Triage During a Pandemic

Posted on April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020 – Rav Mordechai Torczyner Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner of Beit Midrash provides a brief primer on principles of triage in Jewish law. Click here to watch