The world as we know it, with all our 21st-century sophistication and innovation, has gone into a tailspin over an invisible germ. Is this the new normal?
Rabbi Ron Yitzchak Eisenman, Passaic, NJ
The news arrived on Shabbos afternoon in the middle of daf yomi:
The city of Passaic had decided to issue an advisory to all houses of worship to suspend prayer meetings.
One of the local city officials contacted me after Shabbos and pleaded with me to cancel all of our services.
“I cannot enforce it,” he admitted. “However, I hope you will comply.”
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