The Power of Religion in Times of National Distress (AUDIO INTERVIEW)

The Media Line speaks with a prominent rabbi about President Donald Trump’s call to prayer over the coronavirus pandemic

US President Donald Trump declared Sunday, March 15, a national day of prayer in light of coronavirus.

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“I urge Americans of all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to offer prayers for all those affected, including people who have suffered harm or lost loved ones,” he said in a White House proclamation.

To gain some insight into calls to mass prayer at times of nationwide distress, The Media Line spoke with Rabbi David Rosen, a former chief rabbi of Ireland and today head of interreligious affairs for the American Jewish Committee.