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Shauna Morin, Strategic Initiatives Consultant September 14, 2021 This article is part of a series called Faith in the Field that explores responses to Covid-19—including vaccination efforts—within different faith communities. The series features racially and religiously diverse leaders across the United States who shared their stories with IFYC via one-on-one interviews. In addition to illuminating distinctive experiences of the pandemic through a faith lens, these interviews offer practical guidance for conducting vaccine outreach in thoughtful, [...]

Despite naysayers in their communities and the medical field, these health workers manage to have kids, follow religious law and save lives doing the work they love By DANIELLE ZIRI, Times of Israel, July 22, 2021 NEW YORK — Miriam Knoll didn’t make the decision to attend medical school lightly. Both of her parents are physicians, [...]

Mount Sinai doctor helps Miami Beach David Brothers, The Miami Herald Apr. 30—When Dr. Ari Ciment, a pulmonologist and critical care physician at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, got an alert on his phone that a rare infectious disease had appeared in Wuhan, China, he immediately acted. He organized a Zoom call with [...]

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A… NURSE By Gila Arnold | MARCH 17, 2021 A good nurse is compassionate, caring, patient, and dedicated, able to communicate well with both patients and doctors, and is a team player  While specific responsibilities vary depending on the type of nurse you are, the general job description includes caring for patients, [...]

More Scared of COVID Than Rumors, These Pregnant Orthodox Women Chose to Get the Jab The message is getting out, say N.Y.-area health-care workers: Between 'going on a vent' and getting a shot – it's best for expecting moms to avoid the worst-case scenario of COVID-19 infection by Danielle Ziri Feb. 15, 2021 In mid-January, six [...]

Nachum Segal hosted Shevi Rosner, MSN RN-C, President of The Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association (OJNA), to discuss their upcoming Medical Halacha Webinar Series and more. Click here to listen to the audio recording.

Dispatches from the health care front Orthodox nursing director: ‘Chesed is who we are’ Thu, Dec 17, 2020 According to Pirkei Avot, the world stands on three things: Torah, prayer and doing acts of chesed. Defining “chesed” in English is slippery. There’s a biblical context to the meaning that refers to expected relationships and conduct [...]

Toby Bressler, PhD, RN, OCN, has been selected to be inducted as a Fellow into the Academy of Nursing on October 31, 2020. The inductees will be recognized for their significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference, taking place virtually October 29 -31, 2020. Induction into [...]

Raina Leon Named to Chicago’s Ninth Annual Jewish “36 Under 36” List July 14, 2020 CHICAGO – Raina Leon, 26, Chicago Chair of Orthodox Jewish Nurses Association, has been named to the Ninth annual “Double Chai in the Chi: 36 Under 36” list of young Jewish movers and shakers in Chicago who are making major [...]

By: Robert Davis Printed in The Jewish Press on 28 Iyyar 5780 – May 21, 2020   Working as a nurse manager, I have had many challenges and trying moments throughout my career. I wear many different hats: nurse, EMT, fire fighter, professor, husband, and father. I am blessed that I have always been able [...]