WASHINGTON (VINnews) — On Tuesday afternoon, the White House held a phone conference call with Rabbis and Jewish faith leaders, regarding the state of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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The meeting was led by Avi Berkowitz and a member of the office for the counsel to the President. President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were not on the phonecall.
The purpose of the conference call was to impress the severity of the health crisis onto the Jewish community, particularly in certain areas where it is not being taken very seriously, despite the pleas of the health department.
The White House warned the community leaders numerous times, that not taking the necessary measures will see the situation “turn into a serious issue of Pikuach Nefesh.”
The White House called on any remaining Yeshivos that are open to immediately close, as well as on parents to stop sending their children in to those institutions.
It was explained that children who can pick up the Coronavirus at school can easily carry the virus without showing symptoms for many weeks, while in the meantime infecting their elderly neighbors and relatives who are much more vulnerable.
The following questions concerning praying with a Minyan were posed to Avi Berkowitz:
Q. Should Minyanim be held outdoors?
A. It is not advisable.
Q. Buildings that have multiple small Shuls in them, can they use each one with 10 people in each?
A. No.
Q. What is the projection on how long this will go on for?
A. There is no way to know, and the experts are not putting a date on it, but the President said it can last a few months.
So far, 100 people died from Coronavirus
in the US.
Meanwhile, there are 110 people dying in the United States EVERY single day from vehicle accidents!
We must IMMEDIATELY ban ALL cars until we can figure out how to stop this needless loss of life. Call your Senator and DEMAND that ALL highways and roads be closed immediately. Don’t you agree that every life is precious? Make the call now!
# Banallvehicles
You can go shopping but you can’t daven with a minyan?
Circlem are you living in outer space. A contagious disease that has sickened more than 100,000 people and killed ens of thousands and will continue to sicken and kill people is not comparable to auto accidents.
both of need more seichel
Hey Circle I have an idea for you……..keep
Your mouth shut. You’re a chitzpanik.
Chinky: you can daven without a minyan. I believe we say 3 times a day
Ki Atah shomeah es KOL peh. KOL PEH KOL PEH!!!! NOT ONLY those who raven with a minyan. Do you believe what I assume you say every single day 3 times?
Sorry. TEFILAS KOL PEH
To the first comment
Very silly comparison and making light of an extremely serious plague
To the 2nd comment
Who told you you can go shopping? You definitely shouldn’t go shopping as a matter of fact the rabbis in lkwd wanted to have all stores close accept for food stores and pharmacies
You should self quarantine as much as u can that’s the only way to stop spreading this virus
People do not understand the severity of the situation.
Thousands of Jews are already infected.
If an elderly person catches Corona, he / she has a 20% chance of dying.
From the Gemara [Bava Kamma, 60b] through Rishonim and Achronim, there are numerous instructions to get inside and stay inside as much as possible when the Malach ha’Maves arrives via a plague, which the Maharil points out will NOT distinguish between those of us who were ” supposed ” to live longer lives and those who were destined not to.
This is the real deal. This is a tsunami.
Get inside and stay inside.
Do not go near anyone elderly. You may have the virus.
Call them, use video, smile and talk with them, but stay at least 8 feet away, and do not touch anything around them.
Going to minyan now is to go against the daas Torah from the Gemara onwards.
Those who flout our rabbonim and the world renowned medical experts will be responsible for many deaths.
Herr Trumpf gave the Judenrat their schlepping orders. His blundered response to this national medical crisis is directly responsible for so much chaos and the deaths of so many. What a RASHA he is, in his Orange sheitel and MAGA hat. Schmutz.
It’s horrific that the chachamim who think that they know more than the medical experts and can just carry on business as usual or figure out their own gedarim. They can’t be team players and put their own frumkeit before the welfare and safety of others. As if they have a monopoly on knowing the value of Torah study and the continuity of tinokos shel beis rabban. It’s all about not wanting to “follow” those who are deemed as “outsiders”.
So sad that this Chillul Hashem had to happen. There is no Kapparah for Chillul Hashem.
First of all let’s analyze why this corona virus came. Maybe it’s gay parades in Jerusalem and chareidim do nothing about it. What about the chillul Shabbos in Israel. What about the heart attacks caused to parents who have to pay for xpensive weddings. All these will be solved by the carona virus.
For those who feel they must daven with a minyon, it is like toivel ve sheretz beyodoi. They could be even called a roidef
I still don’t get it. Looking for an intelligent response. The numbers of death will not grow exponentially, every infectious disease specialist said that. It’s true that without the drastic quarantine measures, many more people will catch it. However, the vast majority of the population is in no danger whatsoever. Of course I care about the elderly, but if we shut down the country to prevent their deaths, the roads should also be permanently closed.
The virus needs to just run its course, this situation of 0 activity isn’t sustainable.
Imagine this for another 3-4 months?
Is the gov’t Adding hospital beds by the thousands now?
Achdus is the point. It was the point by the measles outbreak, and it’s the point now, but all you want to do is bicker and fight over trump, and statistics.
Trump is politics, and statistics ignores hashgacha pratis.
Please just everyone have your opinion, but that’s it. Stop putting people down, even if you consider them a rodeif. Everyone will eventually stop the mass gatherings and see the error of their ways