Why are some ultra-Orthodox rabbis ignoring COVID-19? - analysis
In the ultra-Orthodox world, standards of behavior are largely set by the rabbinic leadership.
Boys watch as an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man performs the Kaparot ritual, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, as Israel is set to tighten its second nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown amid a rise in (photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)ByJEREMY SHARON
