Inspired by Jewish custom, interfaith coalition erases medical debts for 2,000 people in Chicago
In Chicago, medical debt is being erased in accordance with the Jewish law of "Shmita" – the sabbatical year.
Pastor Chris Harris, who leads two Church of God in Christ congregations in Chicago, and Rabbi Ari Hart of the Orthodox Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue teamed up for a shmita debt relief fundraiser.(photo credit: Screenshot from Facebook/JTA)ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA, GABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
