"At the end of the day, the capsule plan has succeeded much better than we expected”
Dr. Meshulam Hart, a pediatrician in Bnei Brak, is the man advising gedolei Yisrael about how best to return students to school in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Because of the dangers of a spiritual decline,” he said, “we’re trying to gradually return the yeshivah students so they’ll be able to learn while protecting their health.”
Dr. Hart describes the new routine in the yeshivos ketanos: “The schedule of a yeshivah ketanah student in ordinary times is davening, breakfast, and then seders. We’ve eliminated davening in the yeshivah and breakfast. In the classes, they maintain a distance of two meters from each other. The hat and coat are always with the bochur. They go home again for Minchah and lunch and return later for afternoon seder.
“In addition, there’s a transparent barrier separating the maggid shiur from his students. The virus can be transmitted from relatively long distances, so we want to ensure their safety.”
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