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The main defender and devout Haredi or ultra-Orthodox authority issued a rabbinical decree before the primary festivities that does not mention masking or social estating, contrary to the organization’s earlier statement, which asked congregations to be careful in giant gatherings.
The decree, or Kol Korei, was drafted through an organization of fifteen rabbis, the Gedolei HaTorah Motezes of America, who are considered the highest devout authority of Haredi Jews in the United States. the Torá and not to replace any facet of prayer.
“The breath of the shofar will not have to be replaced under any circumstances, ” he said.
The explosion of the shofar can cause the coronavirus to pass through the remains of the virus to listeners.
TheArray, which also tells the faithful to finish the examination of the Tora and pray to God to end the virus, contrasts with that of Agudath Israel on August 30 after a buildup of coronavirus cases in Lakewood, Five Towns, Brooklyn and other Haredi. , or ultra-Orthodox enclaves. The call to all networks to “remain vigilant” and be aware of the “great meetings of axe” that are “occasionally noisy, requiring screams (which emit more particles)”.
A spokesman for Agudath Israel of America said in an email that the recent maxim was rabbinical and aimed at spirituality: “There was no lack of concentration on physical fitness and protection precautions. “
Rabbi Pini Dunner, a prominent California Orthodox rabbi with links to the Haredi network on the East Coast, said in Whatsapp that “everyone should feel they are following an authority. “
“There is general confusion” in the community, he said, and conflicting messages leave many “at sea a map. “
A spokesman for the Department of Health said in an email that Commissioner Howard Zucker “had several conversations with rabbinical leaders” about complying with state rules during the big holidays.
InHaredi Brooklyn, the faithful have long halted the rhythms of devoted life. Marriages persist, as does the belief that the network enjoys “collective immunity,” which would mean the need for precautions.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the network has felt unfairly attacked through the city corridor and the NYPD through the implementation of social estating measures, reinforcing the spirit of defiance that has a Yiddish medium that expects thousands of faithful to toast a synagogue in Satmar. . Williamsburg for the big parties.
The New York City Health Commissioner wrote to the Orthodox media last week and warned them that they opposed the “increase in COVID-19 rates in many neighborhoods with Orthodox Jewish populations,” adding Borough Park, Williamsburg and Forest Hills.
In Crown Heights, a Brooklyn community that hosts the foreign Habad-Loubavitcher movement, a night prayer service at headquarters amassed men from appearance to look, with very few faithful dressed in masks, according to a video last Saturday. so that places of worship work at a third of their capacity or less.
Agudath Israel and Chabad are two other organizations, with their own council of rabbinical authorities.
Chabad warned that its headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway would possibly have to close for the time being from the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Habad COLLive news website. The rabbis in this network also say that the mask is now mandatory in “770,” as it is called.
Hatzalah of Williamsburg also issued a warning to network members of a slight increase in coronavirus cases.
“The wonderful holy days are coming. It is very vital that every circle of family members maintain the minimum mandatory precautions for themselves and their loved ones,” he says in Yiddish.
Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt contributed to the report.
Jordan Kutzik has contributed to the translation and writing of reports in Yiddish.
Molly Boigon is an investigative journalist at Forward. Contact her boigon@forward. com or her on Twitter @MollyBoigon.
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