Police, officials discuss with ultra-Orthodox leaders on school closures
The most senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis ruled on Sunday night to keep schools open, but to reduce class sizes, increase distance between pupils in accordance with Health Ministry directives
Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi delivers a torah lesson at Ateret Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem, November 19, 2019.(photo credit: AHARON KROHN/FLASH90)ByJEREMY SHARON