Tamar Kamionkowski is professor of Biblical Studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, where she served as dean and academic vice president of the college for nine years. She earned a B.A. from Oberlin College, an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. She is the author of Leviticus: A Wisdom Commentary; Gender Reversal and Cosmic Chaos: A Study on the Book of Ezekiel; and editor of Bodies, Embodiment and Theology of the Hebrew Bible.
The biblical response to contagion: Self-quarantine voluntarily, even if you personally have nothing to gain from doing so, for the good of the community.
The integrity of any community depends on honesty in business and all interpersonal transactions, teaches the book of Deuteronomy. Fraudulence is an abomination.