There are 11 article(s) tagged Micah Greenstein:

• March 2022

  • Conaway: Making the best of Lent

    “I look forward to the return of Lent ... To the return of the Word and waffles Downtown at 102 N. Second St.”

    By Dan Conaway March 11, 2022

• September 2021

  • Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend

    The director of hospital services at Vanderbilt Behavior Health says the pandemic-associated stress has become like the underlying conditions that make the virus itself more dangerous.

    Related Story: A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us

    By Don Wade September 28, 2021

  • Opinion: The commitment, compassion of ‘Rabbi Micah’

    What makes Micah special, beside his gift for words, is that he understands the meaning of commitment.

    By G. Scott Morris September 26, 2021

  • A year and a half in, how COVID fatigue is affecting us

    “We’re tired,” Sutton Mora, executive vice president and COO of the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis (CFGM) said, speaking for one and all. “That’s the word I keep using over and over.”

    Related story: Coping with pandemic stress: From walks outside to a new furry friend

    By Don Wade September 26, 2021

• March 2021

  • Opinion: The ‘irrational disease’ of anti-Semitism persists

    ‘I suspect most people who read this will think that anti-Semitism is nothing we need to worry about in Memphis, but they are wrong. Wherever white supremacy exists it is led by those who hate Jews.’

    By G. Scott Morris March 07, 2021

• December 2020

  • Holiday season is about finding light in COVID-19 darkness, faith leaders say

    Faith leaders say this holiday season is less about the quest for a perfect Christmas or the best Hanukkah ever, and more about connecting with people as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact, and take, lives. 

    By Don Wade December 13, 2020

• July 2020

  • Have a little faith; or in these times, maybe a little more

    United in the fight against COVID-19, but divided by social and political issues, faith may offer America its best opportunity for community and shared healing. 

    By Don Wade July 27, 2020

• April 2020

  • Clergy across several faiths issue unified response to pandemic

    Assembled by Church Health Center's Dr. G. Scott Morris, leaders of several large local faith communities, across various religions, drafted a single statement in response to COVID-19 and the reopening of Shelby County.

    By Jared Boyd April 29, 2020

• June 2019

  • Vigil seeks change and healing in aftermath of Webber shooting

    A vigil held Sunday in the wake of Brandon Webber's death remembered the father, son and friend. The event also called for healing and mending a broken relationship with Memphis Police.

    By Abigail Warren June 18, 2019

• October 2018

  • Memphis’ interfaith ties strengthen in aftermath of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

    Mimi Kaufman Clemons was born in Detroit. She came to Memphis about 40 years ago to attend graduate school and was surprised to find such a tight and affiliated Jewish community in the South.

    By Michelle Corbet October 31, 2018

  • Pittsburgh synagogue shooting will inform dialogue for ‘The Mystic’ panel

    Following a mass shooting that killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synogogue Saturday, six Memphians are inviting the local community to not necessarily feel better, but to get better at feeling. Rabbi Micah Greenstein of Temple Israel was already scheduled to lead the October experience that uses music, stories, silence and dialogue to take attendees into “The Mystic” when he got wind of the attack.

    By Michelle Corbet October 30, 2018