Faith Leadership during COVID-19 in Jerusalem

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Date(s) - 11/11/2021
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Co-sponsored by American Jewish Committee, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, and Impact Vaccination

Live broadcast on social networks

Pandemics have challenged religions throughout history. Faith leaders, informed by their beliefs, values and traditions, needed to address challenging public-health realities and take bold decisions and actions in the days of the AIDS pandemic, Ebola, Spanish Flu or the bubonic plague, as they do today.

The Workshop: Faith Leadership During Covid19 in Jerusalem: Responsibilities of Faith Leaders in Supporting National Efforts Fighting Pandemics and the Tools at Their Disposal will highlight the challenges and suggest practical solutions. It is the first in a series of events organized by the Jerusalem Impact Vaccination Initiative.

Agenda:

  • 1:30 -1:45 Greetings
  • 1:45 – 2:00 Introducing Jersualem Impact Vaccination Initiative
  • 2:00 – 2:20 Religions in Pandemics: Historical and Theological Perspectives
  • 2:20 – 2:50 COVID-19 in Israel: An Open Account
  • 2:50 – 3:20 Panel Discussion: Difficulties in Getting People of Faith Vaccinated
  • 3:20 – 3:30 Interfaith and Intrafaith on the Front Line with WHO against COVID-19
  • 3:30 – 4:10 Faith Initiatives to Encourage Vaccination and Addressing Hesitancy
  • 4:10 – 4:20 Spontaneous Advice on Faith & COVID-19 Vaccination
  • 4:20 – 4:30 Call to Action

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