Olami Resources realizes that the Coronavirus pandemic will lead many people to have questions and searching for religious responses.
The following are a short collection of links to thoughtful and insightful articles, videos and audio that explore religious responses to this subject. We will update this page as more articles and words of chizuk become available.
PESACH AND CORONA
- Recording of Rav Ahron Lopiansky shlit”a
- Pesach piskei halacha from Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl shlit”a
- When the Lubavitcher Rebbe self-quarantined for Seder, by Rabbi Pini Dunner
- VIDEO: Nissan and Coronavirus by Rabbi Yitzchak Summers
- Great Idea: Pesach Seder In a Box
- The Year I Spent the Seder Alone by Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin
VIDEOS
- Rav Reuven Leuchter Addresses Ner Le’Elef Programs, Alumni and Olami on the Current Situation
- Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits on the Coronavirus
- A Torah Perspective on Coronavirus by Rabbi Yisroel Reisman
- A Torah Outlook on Coronavirus by Agudas Yisroel / Rabbi Binyomin Cohen
- Torah Perspective on Coronavirus by Rabbi Elya Brudny
- How to Deal with Fear, Anxiety and Stress from Coronavirus – by Binyamin Halperin
- Coronavirus Q & A with Rav Herschel Schachter
AUDIO
- Important Message About Corona Virus by Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum
- Community-Wide Call on Confronting the Coronavirus – Yeshiva University
- Cancelled Contracts Due to Coronavirus by Rabbi Michoel Zylberman
- Being Moser Nefesh for Torah- How Chashuv Our Learning Is by Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky
- בדד ישב: Reviving Passion and Restoring Appreciation through Loneliness and Isolation by Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg
- Avodas Hashem during the Coronavirus Outbreak and Perkei Avos 4:17 – Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz
- Thoughts on Coronavirus: Here are some thoughts from Rav Hershel Schachter shlit”a:
- Corona Shmuess – Rabbi Aryeh Leib Paretzky
- Contemporary Coronavirus Halacha Questions
CLASSES
- But I Am Scared! Is That A Lack Of Bitachon, by Rabbi Yitzchak Feigenbaum
- Coronavirus: Tefila Tips; Practical Chizuk; Most Common Q & A, by Rabbi Yitzchak Feigenbaum
ARTICLES
- G-d and the Coronavirus – by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
- Psak Halacha from Ravi Hershel Schachter on Coronavirus from Rabbi Uri Pilichowski. See also here for Israel-related psakim.
- From Bidud to Hitbodedut: How to Pray at Home (Due to the Coronavirus) by NCSY Israel
- Stuck at Home Due to Coronavirus by Emuna Braverman
- Finding Meaning Amidst the Coronavirus Panic by Bob Diener
- OU Learning Resources for the Homebound by Jack Abramowitz
- A Crown is a Crown, by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
- Confronting Death, by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
- Plague of Plagues, by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
- On the Tombstone, by Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
RESOURCES
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Halacha & Torah Learning Resources
- Otzar Hachochmah Goes Public To Aid In Limud Hatorah During The Crisis
- Bar Ilan Resources and Responsa
- Headlines: Contemporary Corona Halacha Questions
- Coronavirus Q & A with Rav Herschel Schachter
Saying Kaddish on Behalf of a Loved One
- Yeshiva Aish HaTorah: Tamar@aish.com (See also aish.com/Kaddish)
- Yeshiva HaKotel: Add name to their Google Doc
Submit Name for Mi Shebeirach Cholim
- Yeshiva HaKotel: Add name to their Google Doc
