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$<a href="/blog?post_id=1170300" target=""> <span class="slider_title"> They were parents, grandparents, children, siblings and friends. </span> </a> <span class="blog_author"> Rabbi Jeffrey Myers </span> <span class="blog_date"> Thursday, Feb 25th </span> <span class="slider_description"><p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">One-half million people. 500,000. Seven full Heinz fields, or, thirteen PNC parks. It is a staggering number that defies our comprehension, yet it only represents the COVID-19 deaths in the United States. The world total stands at some 2.5 million people.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: justify;">These are not cold, hard statistics. Read More <li> Read More <li> Read More </ul> </div> <script> jQuery(document).rea .slippry({}); }); </script> <style> .slipprySlider.slider_0 max-width:100%; width:100%; /*width: px;*/ height: auto; } /*error in cdjs*/ .slipprySlider.slider_0 background-image: } .slipprySlider.slider_0 background-image: } </style> </div> <p> These were parents, grandparents, children, siblings and friends. Each was special to other people, each with their own unique story abruptly cut short, leaving a hole in the lives of those who were near and dear to them. Our humanity demands that we remember them as individuals, not numbers to be reviewed by statisticians. </p</span> <a href="/blog?post_id=1170300" class="slider_link" target=""> </a>$

Sun, February 28 2021 16 Adar 5781