New York's Cuomo quotes Hebrew in plea for haredi Jews to stop gatherings
"I say to my friends in the hasidic community: The Hebrew faith teaches us, pikuach nefesh, which means 'save a life,'" New York's governor said.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn to protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in New York, US, October 7, 2020. (photo credit: REUTERS/YUKI IWAMURA)BySHANT SHAHRIGIAN/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS
