Woe to Their Neshomos!

Over the most important Jewish days in our lives, the secular irreligious were ‘davka’ out in numbers but not in Shuls. Woe to their neshomos!

7,000 lockdown fines issued during Rosh Hashanah

Thousands of Israelis fined during Rosh Hashanah for violating lockdown rules.

Traffic jams and violations citations are the hallmarks so far of Israel’s second lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Israelis heading to work on Monday morning battled heavy traffic jams caused by dozens of police checkpoints set up on highways throughout the country.

The lockdown went to effect on Friday afternoon, hours before the start of the two-day Rosh Hashanah holiday. Under the lockdown regulations, Israelis whose places of employment are open can travel to work. All other Israelis are required to stay within 1,000 meters — about two-thirds of a mile — of their homes at all times. 

IMAGINE! TRAVELING TO WORK ON ROSH HASHANA!

Police cited nearly 7,000 lockdown violations over Rosh Hashanah, Haaretz reported, most for violating the rule to remain near home. A restaurant in Tel Aviv was fined for being open and filled with 50 patrons.

Some 40 Israelis died during Rosh Hashanah.

On Monday, Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and Assuta Medical Center in Ashdod announced that they could not accept more patients with the coronavirus since their wards for such patients are at capacity. At the same time, Health Ministry Director General Chezy Levy ordered all hospitals to suspend elective surgeries due to the surge in cases of the deadly virus.

In an interview Sunday, Israel’s so-called coronavirus czar, Dr. Ronni Gamzu, told Channel 12 that the number of coronavirus cases in Israel is reaching “emergency” levels and called on hospitals to open more coronavirus wards. He did not support tightening further restrictions ....

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/287683

UPDATE ON QUESTIONABLE UPDATE ON SHULS FOR THE YOM TOVIM

UPDATE TODAY: *Gamzu: Lockdown During Chagim a ‘Possibility’ But ‘It’s Complicated’ 

(back-tracking anti-Haredim nonsense: stay tuned for Prof. Udi Qimron: "History will judge the hysteria”)

As Elul is just around the corner, Shuls around Israel are now planning for the Yomim Noraim under COVID-19 restrictions. While the number of people allowed ...was raised yesterday to 20 in an indoor space and 30 in an outdoor space

"Mirpeset (porch) Minyanim” have also returned as many people who cannot attend shul due to the strictly regulated number YWN

THE THREAT HANGS OVER US:  LOCKDOWN OR NO LOCKDOWN 

Equal Restrictions for Synagogues and Restaurants (oh, really?)

 Did They Forget the Statement of Prof Gamzu, the New Corona Tzar about Synagogues/Shuls?? 

 “We won’t allow any more restrictions without logic. I will not allow harm to economy without a logical reason, I am responsible” 

 And another statement to the effect of: “I think that when it comes to closed, indoor spaces, limitations have to be expressed in terms of the size of the place. It’s hard to instate restrictions that apply equally to small shtieblach and giant shuls” and It’s easy to say ‘no more than 10-20 people,’ and much harder to speak in terms of percentages." Hamodia "Haredi ( ultra- Orthodox) MKs and their community have criticized the limit of 10 worshipers allowed in a synagogue, regardless of size. The current limit on worshipers in prayer services was arbitrary, Chief Rabbi David Lau said last month. It was illogical that the same number of worshipers be permitted in both very small and very large synagogues, he said." JPost 

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Was Prof Gamzu has been sidelined trying to be ‘fair’ about this anti-haredi stance?

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein decided, after a consultation with professionals, including Health Ministry Director General Prof. Hezi Levy and coronavirus project manager Prof. Ronni Gamzu, to equalize the conditions of restaurants and houses of prayer, without harming business owners. 

 On Sunday, a draft resolution will be presented stating that in restaurants, public places, businesses and houses of worship, the number of people will be limited to 20 people in a closed space and to 30 in an open space, provided that it is possible to maintain a distance of 2 square meters between tables. 

The restaurant association said in response, "We are pleased with the decision of the Minister of Health and thank Professor Gamzu and the ministers in the Coronavirus Cabinet, who worked over the weekend to cancel the restrictions approved on Friday.”

What about the overly strict restrictions for “houses of worship” for the coming High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (the day of trial and sentencing of sinners). Where are all the Jews going to pray to The Creator of the World? Out in the street? In parking lots? By the ocean?

Source: arutzsheva

* Hamodia