Category: HIV

  • Parashat Tazria – Modern Pandemics and Exclusion from community

    I was asked to give a D’var Torah (sermon) at Tikvat Israel this morning, during the month that our rabbi is away in Israel, volunteering in aid of that country in this time of war and struggle. You can read Rabbi Marc Israel’s reflections on his trip here. I don’t usually write out speeches ahead…

  • Just came across an interesting science blog…

    Interesting blog that I just learned about…my eye was caught by this title: Level of HIV virus in the blood is major determinant of sexual transmission | Science Speaks: HIV & TB News. although it doesn’t really say much that’s new; as we knew already from other studies – “Simply put, the higher the level…