MESSAGE
| DATE | 2020-10-08 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout - NYLXS] NY Times slant
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from Agudah
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א”פשת תוכוס מ”הוחד ד ,ירשת כ
OUR KEHILLOS ARE CONFRONTED WITH THREE ALARMING REALITIES.
EACH DEMANDS OUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
•Although, very thankfully, we see nothing of the horrific rates of
infection from
COVID-19 and the dreadful proportions of serious illness and death ל”ר
of the past
spring, still, there has been an indisputable rise of sickness again in
our populations,
some cases with serious consequences.
•The perception of our communities’ laxity in compliance with
governmental and
medical guidelines of social distancing and masking, bolstered by a
statistical
actuality of a disproportionate rate of infection as compared to the general
population, has painted us in a negative light across the country.
•Once again, our batei chinuch and batei medrash and batei knesses have
been thrust
into immediate jeopardy! The core of our existence, our ruchnius
lifeline and our
societal endurance are in the direct hazard of abrupt shutdown!
Consequently, we call on all roshei eidah to do everything in their
power to ensure
compliance with good health practices, including social distancing, masking
and abstention from large gatherings. Peoples who have COVID-19 symptoms
should stay home. The elderly and those with medical conditions must
exercise
special care. We are obligated הרותה יפ לע to do everything possible to
avoid even
one occurrence of serious illness. Also, it is critical that we protect
and assure
the ongoing function of our schools and shuls; our survival depends on it!
Additionally, to facilitate an accurate assessment of the infection spread
in our communities and to prevent further surge, it is important for
people in high infection areas to get tested now for COVID-19.
Most importantly, we must pour out our hearts in tefillah to beseech
rachamim
for this ongoing gezeirah that still threatens the ruchnius and gashmius
integrity of our kehillos.
!םיבר לש ןתלפתב סאומ ה”בקה ןיא – סאמי אל ריבכ לק ןה
Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of America
Vaad Roshei Yeshiva of Torah Umesorah
--
So many immigrant groups have swept through our town
that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological
proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
http://www.mrbrklyn.com
DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
http://www.brooklyn-living.com
Being so tracked is for FARM ANIMALS and extermination camps,
but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013
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