2nd COVID Vaccinations Given At West Orange Nursing Home

WEST ORANGE, NJ — It was “take two” at a nursing home in West Orange on Friday.

There was a sense of “renewal” in the air at Daughters of Israel in West Orange as residents and staff got their second COVID-19 vaccinations, administrators reported.

The day culminated with a spiritually uplifting ceremony from Etan Hindin, director of spiritual care at Daughters of Israel, who led residents and staff in prayers for healing and engaged them in reflections on loss, illness and hope.

“To celebrate Tu BiShevat, the Jewish new year for trees, which shared in the vaccination day’s theme of renewal, Etan also incorporated special prayers and distributed bags with dried fruit to all participants,” administrators said.

The nursing facility shared photo updates on social media, noting that "you can see the smile under the mask" of one staff member.

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