Halakhic Responses to Past Pandemics
Date: Aug 03, 2020 - Aug 03, 2020
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Sponsor: Online Learning
Location: Online
Category: Online Learning
TIMES OF CRISIS AND POSSIBILITY: AN ONLINE SERIES WITH JTS FACULTY AND FELLOWS
Halakhic Responses to Past Pandemics
Monday, August 3, 1:00-2:15 p.m. ET
Our ancestors have contended with outbreaks of disease over the centuries, and rabbis have often responded with daring halakhic activism. We will focus in particular on the case of Rabbi Haim Yosef David Azulai, who served at as the rabbinic leader of Leghorn (Livorno) in Italy, the home of a quarantine facility.
With Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and the Division of Religious Leadership, JTS.
Note: The Zoom link for this session will be in the confirmation email that you will receive after you register.
