Corona virus and your shul

[hvaces42]

Is there a bal habayis or two that can influence him? Is there even one doctor in the shul?

The president of the shul who is a medical professional cant seem to convince him!!!

[RewardsAddict]

The president of the shul who is a medical professional cant seem to convince him!!!

People should just stop showing up.

[CountValentine]

People should just stop showing up.

...and boycott them when it is all over.

[aygart]

The president of the shul who is a medical professional cant seem to convince him!!!

So what kind of evidence would possibly convince him?

[AsherO]

Anyone have a list of shuls in BP that are closed. The obstinate shoiteh rav of a big shul with an elderly population of members need "evidence" before he closes his shul. Maybe its time to start naming names...

Someone just has to scare his constituency from showing up. He can isolate himself in Shul if he prefers.

[RewardsAddict]

So what kind of evidence would possibly convince him?

Someone dying. Or everyone being too sick to come.

[avromie7]

Someone just has to scare his constituency from showing up. He can isolate himself in Shul if he prefers.

Why do so many here think his constituency will stop showing up? They all think the same AND they have rav to rely on.

[AsherO]

Why do so many here think his constituency will stop showing up? They all think the same AND they have rav to rely on.

If we can’t get through to him we can try to speak sense into them. Chip away at the weakest link, once people start buying in the tides can turn.

[hvaces42]

So what kind of evidence would possibly convince him?

A verifieable list of local shuls. He doesnt want to hear about Lakewood or 770 hes keeing up with the Jonses' there is a shteibel on the next block.

Someone dying. Or everyone being too sick to come.

This will probably need to happen unfortunately.

[TimT]

A verifieable list of local shuls. He doesnt want to hear about Lakewood or 770 hes keeing up with the Jonses' there is a shteibel on the next block.

Shomer shabbos, Stolin, probably Bobov 48
I’ll try to find more

[US]

Shomer shabbos, Stolin, Bobov 48
I’ll try to find more

FTFY,
Bobov 45
All Belz Shtiblech
Satmer 53

[AsherO]

This will probably need to happen unfortunately.

Pious fools R”L.

[hvaces42]

Pious fools R”L.

Youre too kind. Stubborn Mules. There is no piety in this decision. Its a game of chicken. So if you're playing a game for animals...you can be called one too.

[AsherO]

Youre too kind. Stubborn Mules. There is no piety in this decision. Its a game of chicken. So if you're playing a game for animals...you can be called one too.

Even worse. They’re not doing it to workship G-d, they’re doing it out of vanity and peer pressure. Herd mentality backfiring in a really ugly way. How sad, sheep to the slaughter R”L.

[TimT]

Some old folks really pissed that they’re being refused entry & being told to stay home.
Can’t fix stupid

[chevron]

I think many just see this as some type of gezeira and better to daven and die than to live without shulls

Sadly this is simply not going to hit till it explodes.

And then they will claim to weren't warned

They will claim they didn't see it coming

They will blame the internet, gay parades, link shaitels red lipstick, Pink toe nails...

So sad...

[Yonah]

The president of the shul who is a medical professional cant seem to convince him!!!

Then maybe the President of the shul and board should overule the Rav!

[avromie7]

Then maybe the President of the shul and board should overule the Rav!

It doesn't work that way in a shteibel.

[Yonah]

Then maybe the President of the shul and board should overule the Rav!

To qualify my statement - I am not g-d forbid, suggesting that the Board should overrule the Rav in halachic matters. What I am suggesting is at some point this becomes a business/compliance matter, and maybe we word a statement like - 'While the Rav insists that we keep the shul open, we are required to state that the vast majority of health professionals have urged people not to congregate at this time'.

[Yonah]

It doesn't work that way in a shteibel.

So then what is the president in charge of? Kiddush?