5 Towns/Rockaway Rabbonim Ban All Minyanim Due To COVID-19 (Split Topic)

[ushdadude]

Covid-19

Anything more specific?

[reed]

Anything more specific?

He claims it’s a dangerous disease- not sure I believe him though

[sammyp]

I can understand a position of not going publicly in favor of minyanim.
What I don’t understand is, if a signature was placed without permission why are they keeping quiet about it, I think this is unprecedented, and if there’s a reason I would appreciate if you can post it @yaakov35

First of all, this is not unprecedented.

In addition, they did not keel quiet. They told their community and that's all that is important to them. Not getting into details, but a gun sometimes comes in other forms. There is tremendous pressures in many different forms on these Rabonim right now. Those who disagree with them are not just letting it go so easy. The fact that these Rabonim still hold their position is pretty telling how confident they are. But the less noise they make, the easier their lives will be. None of us can even imagine the pressures they are going through. There is a lot going in behind the scenes.

[reed]

Doesn't bother me lol. I'm just saying for his own mental health it's better to leave things as is

Go back and read the rest of his post - he edited it for clarity.

[ushdadude]

He claims it’s a dangerous disease- not sure I believe him though

Did he explain why a socially distant minyan is dangerous? I'm looking for an actual answer. The recording wasn't posted yet.

[reed]

First of all, this is not unprecedented.

In addition, they did not keel quiet. They told their community and that's all that is important to them. Not getting into details, but a gun sometimes comes in other forms. There is tremendous pressures in many different forms on these Rabonim right now. Those who disagree with them are not just letting it go so easy. The fact that these Rabonim still hold their position is pretty telling how confident they are. But the less noise they make, the easier their lives will be. None of us can even imagine the pressures they are going through. There is a lot going in behind the scenes.

Lol. None of us can imagine the pressure the Rav is going through by having other Rabbonim disagree with them that they can’t speak up and say my name was attached to a letter I don’t agree with?

Man, they should try the corporate world see how they deal with some of that pressure

[JMHO]

Lol. None of us can imagine the pressure the Rav is going through by having other Rabbonim disagree with them that they can’t speak up and say my name was attached to a letter I don’t agree with?

Man, they should try the corporate world see how they deal with some of that pressure

Exactly.

[reed]

Did he explain why a socially distant minyan is dangerous? I'm looking for an actual answer. The recording wasn't posted yet.

Same reason he said don’t do it the past 2 months i.e. it can lead to the spread of the virus.

[sammyp]

Aha, so the Rabbi couldn’t handle the political pressure so he was ok with someone falsely signing his name to a letter he disagreed with. I mean I’m only a lawyer not a rabbi but if someone signed my name on something that I didn’t draft or worse didn’t agree with (or worse someone did that to one of my clients) - I sure as hell wouldn’t be silent about it.

Maybe that's why you're a lawyer and they are Rabbis

[Lurker]

I think we can safely file this thread under "cons" for living in the 5Towns.

[yelped]

Maybe that's why you're a lawyer and they are Rabbis

[reed]

Maybe that's why you're a lawyer and they are Rabbis

We have more integrity than these Rabbis? I would surely hope not.

[aygart]

Maybe that's why you're a lawyer and they are Rabbis

If anything the opposite would make sense.

[sammyp]

Same reason he said don’t do it the past 2 months i.e. it can lead to the spread of the virus.

Not true. Then it was dangerous. Now they are all saying Lo Plug. Even when done safely they are worried people might not follow rules. That what they are all writing at least.

[reed]

Not true. Then it was dangerous. Now they are all saying Lo Plug. Even when done safely they are worried people might not follow rules. That what they are all writing at least.

The virus is less dangerous now? It mutated?

[aygart]

He claims it’s a dangerous disease- not sure I believe him though

Try calling the Novominsker he might have some information which would convince you.

[yelped]

Try calling the Novominsker he might have some information which would convince you.

I feel the burn.....

[reed]

Try calling the Novominsker he might have some information which would convince you.

That’s checkmate

[sammyp]

We have more integrity than these Rabbis? I would surely hope not.

No. Just different understandings of what integrity is.

[reed]

No. Just different understandings of what integrity is.

Ah alternative facts