As someone who lost close ones to this I for one am very happy that our professionals won’t CHILL during a pandemic but make decisions based on on facts. We also closed down much earlier than Lakewood and Brooklyn- I have no problem in being in a more enlightened community. From someone who has lived here his whole life I can tell you we were never Lakewood or Brooklyn and I am glad our Rabbis are still deciding things for themselves not based on what Lakewood and Brooklyn is doing.
If you are looking for more that style - please go ahead - this community may not be for you.
Not sure what "style" you are talking about. I also lost many close ones. And the fact we closed earlier didn't help us, by the way.
What does more "enlightened" mean?!? I thought Torah is light and the more you have of it, the more enlightened you are.
And I hate to break it to you, many of the young and upcoming Rabbis in town are Lakewood trained. Maybe even most of them.Besides, Lakewood had a lot less of this Covid stuff then we did.
Again, the difference between me and you is that I understand there are two sides. The majority (WORLDWIDE) and the minority. You need to follow your own Rabbi. You only can see one side. And your anti-Lakewood attitude just slipped through by mistake. Maybe there is something else deep down here that you weren't saying before.
P.S. Just out of curiosity, before Covid, are you the type of person who always goes to shul to daven with a minyan? Three times a day, seven days a week? Do you usually come on time and leave on time? Do you talk at all during davening and/or during leining? Do you think about the words you are saying when davening? How long do you spend davening now that you are home?
Is minyan really important to you? Or is all that for Brooklyn and Lakewood?!?