RNA2020 Virtual

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced mourning practices to change across religious communities. Clergy are adapting, offering counseling over the phone, sitting shiva on Zoom and holding off on traditional funerals. All of this has also taken a toll on clergy members' mental health as they seek to walk with their community members through times of grief but often must remain isolated themselves. Our panelists will discuss how they have altered mourning practices due to social distancing and how the pandemic has impacted their own mental health.