by John D. Pierce | Jun 8, 2021 | Opinion
A CNN report in mid-March on the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the Brazilian population was strikingly sad, especially considering the rapidly increasing availability of vaccines. At one Rio de Janeiro cemetery – on the day of the report, March 22 – funerals were...
by Karson Loomis | May 27, 2021 | Opinion
Adolescents are living within the threshold of adulthood. During these years, they will experience more physical, mental and emotional changes than they thought possible. Amid all these changes and transitions, one of the most damaging events to an adolescent’s...
by Karson Loomis | May 26, 2021 | Opinion
Death is a familiar and unavoidable aspect of human existence that weighs heavy on people’s hearts. COVID-19 has made the reality of death much more apparent, moving it from the general awareness we all have about an ultimate end to the forefront of our minds. Nearly...
by Monty Self | Apr 16, 2021 | Opinion
Over 60% of all U.S. deaths are due to either heart disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. In addition, more than 40% of Medicare enrollees over 65 years of age face physical or cognitive challenges. As each of us gets older, two truths...
by Jack Moline | Jun 11, 2020 | Opinion
Like every rabbi, I have attended to bereaved family members in almost every circumstance of death. Some deaths approach slowly and inevitably, like a train arriving across a plain with a distant horizon. Some deaths burst onto the scene like a balloon popping at...
