We must apply the same COVID-19 standards for all — Jews must choose life
The Torah and the Talmud are filled with rules placing the value of life over nearly every Jewish value, including prayer and communal gatherings such as weddings and funerals.
The Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar synagogue on October 19, 2020 in Williamsburg. A wedding planned for a grandchild of Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, a grand rabbi of the Satmar sect, was ordered to be shut down after authorities were alerted that the event could draw as many as 10,000 celebrants(photo credit: SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES/JTA)ByALAN DERSHOWITZ/JTA
