Rebbe/Rav on Corona virus?

amother

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 4:22 pm

What do the Rav or Rabbonim (anywhere in the world) say about the Corona virus?
What should or shouldn't we yidden do or say/daven?

DrMom

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 4:23 pm

As far as what to do: I'd imagine they'd say to follow health and safety instructions as advised by your local governmental and health authorities.

Hatemywig

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 4:24 pm

The Rav of my Shul said we should follow the instructions of the CDC.

amother

Taupe

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 4:31 pm

That too of course! One does not negate the other!

amother

Plum

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 4:32 pm

rabbi fink and his wife have it they are from young israel of new rochelle ny in westchester

amother

Salmon

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 4:42 pm

CFO.low the CDC.

If you or a member of your family is particularly vulnerable, check with your rav about megilla and mishloach manot. Our shul has advised not sending as many. Some shuls are simulcasting Megillah for people with fragile health and people in quarantine.

amother

Plum

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 5:09 pm

Chabad of Westchester ny are reading the Megillah from ten feet away from the door of those self quarantined
Years ago rabbi miller said not to kiss the Torah or mezuzah s

PinkFridge

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 7:05 pm

amother [ Plum ] wrote:

rabbi fink and his wife have it they are from young israel of new rochelle ny in westchester

Rabbi Fink's letter to his kehilla last Shabbos went viral, you should be able to find it.
I also enjoyed hearing him on Headlines (though sorry that he's dealing with this and wish him, his kehilla, klal Yisrael, and the rest of the world a refuah shleima).

elisheva25

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 8:35 pm

Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz said that men should be careful about going to minyan and to a shul where people don’t talk, and women should light Shabbos candles earlier .

amother

Red

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 8:41 pm

Rav Chaim Kanievsky says theres no need to worry and that purim mesibahs/seudahs shouldnt be cancelled

pizza4

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 8:47 pm

elisheva25 wrote:

Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz said that men should be careful about going to minyan and to a shul where people don’t talk, and women should light Shabbos candles earlier .

That's beautiful.
I heard someone say she heard... that somebody said it happened because of the lace front sheitels produced in China. Now, I wouldn't wear a lace front sheitel, but still think that's a ridiculous statement!

amother

Dodgerblue

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 8:49 pm

Hmmm... Maybe soon we'll have a Corona Rebbe.

Geulanow

Sun, Mar 08 2020, 9:54 pm

Check mezuzahs, give extra tzedakah, be happy, daven, have in mind during the megillah reading when "v'napach hu" is read, that the decree of coronavirus and the quarantines associated with it be abolished

Rappel

Mon, Mar 09 2020, 12:57 am

The chief rabbi of Israel forbade kissing mezuzot right now. He says you should contemplate the meaning instead, but don't touch it.

WitchKitty

Mon, Mar 09 2020, 4:58 am

https://twitter.com/Haskupim/s.....oto/1

A letter from R' Yitzchok Zilberstein.

amother

Taupe

Mon, Mar 09 2020, 5:46 am

Geulanow that is awesome! Your post should be pinned!

Love your screen name.

YES GEULANOW!

PinkFridge

Mon, Mar 09 2020, 6:40 am

WitchKitty wrote:

https://twitter.com/Haskupim/status/1236880745865662464/photo/1

A letter from R' Yitzchok Zilberstein.

I'd love to see that. I can't open tweets.

amother

Beige

Mon, Mar 09 2020, 6:48 am

pizza4 wrote:

Just wondering why do you say it's beautiful that it's being suggested that as a result of coronavirus men should daven with minyan in shuls with no talking, but to connect coronavirus to lacefront sheitels is ridiculous?