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Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, is chairman of the Department of Medicine and hospital epidemiologist at South Nassau Communities Hospital and clinical professor of medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is also the associate rabbi of the Young Israel of Woodmere.
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Rav Asher Weiss, shlita…stated that he strongly recommends taking the vaccine.
My article specifically addressed illnesses such as measles, which are easily spread in a classroom, beis medrash, or shul.
“Measles Outbreak in New York City in the Orthodox Jewish Community” was the title of a letter sent last week by the NYC dept. of Health to physicians. This headline is only the latest tragic reaction to numerous preventable outbreaks in recent years in our communities in the U.S., Eretz Yisrael and Europe. Remember, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"
June 19, 2026 
