5TC has been informed by a few Shuls and physicians that there is an uptick of positive cases within the community. As always, the purpose of sharing this information is not to create any undue hysteria, rather to inform people about what is going on in the community. Many people have ‘let their guard down’ so please be mindful to wear masks where it is required and continue to social distance wherever necessary.
We encourage everyone to contact your own physicians and Rabbonim for specific questions. Below are 3 emails that local Shuls sent out to their congregants. We took out all personal information to protect the privacy of specific Shuls and individuals involved. Those who needed to be informed for precautionary measures, have already been informed. Additionally, please check out our interview with Dr. Lightman & Rabbi Dr. Glatt involving specific COVID related questions for the upcoming school year, Yomim Tovim and more HERE.
Email #1
I want to inform our mispallelim that a mispallel in our shul tested positive for COVID. He was only in shul on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. (He was not in shul on Shabbos.) He was in close proximity of only two people who were already notified.
Should anyone be of more concern, please feel comfortable to call me or text me at ###-###-####.
At this point, I would like to ask our mispallelim in the non-masks section only to remove their masks when they are at their seats.
Rabbi ###### #######.
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Email #2
Message from the Rov:
I wanted to inform the Tzibur that one of our Mispalilim, ###### ##### (son of Mr. #### and ### #####), who was in Shul this past Shabbos, recently tested positive for Covid. As per CDC guidelines the family has performed contact tracing and informed all people who had close contact with #### to quarantine. Close contact is defined by the CDC as someone who was within 6 feet of an infected person for a sustained 15 minutes period (without a mask). Boruch Hashe-m, #### is fine, experiencing only mild cold-like symptoms.
I am in contact with several doctors including a leading national infectious disease specialist to make sure we are taking the proper precautions for the Kehilla, and remind all members to please be sure to wear a mask when entering and exiting the Shul and when you leave your seat during Davening. Masks may only be lowered when you are stationary at your seat.
If anyone has any questions please email me and I will make every effort to respond within 24 hours as I am still away with my family. If members have individual medical concerns, I encourage them to speak with their own physician.
The details in this email were sent out with permission from the ##### family.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Rosh Chodesh Elul. Have a wonderful Shabbos!
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Email #3
Dear Members,
Unfortunately, there has been a notable uptick in Covid-19 cases recently in our community and we would like to re-emphasize the importance of the safety procedures our Shul has implemented so that we can safely come together and daven as a Kehilla.
– Masks covering your mouth and nose must be worn at all times while in Shul
– Shacharis on Shabbos is open to associate and full members only.
– Each family may have no more than 2 guests at the Shabbos Shacharis minyan
– In unique situations such as a Simcha where members would like to bring additional guests to Shul, we ask that you – contact the Rav or a member of the board for special arrangements
– Anyone returning from a mandatory quarantine location, or who has a household member returning from such a location is asked not to come to Shul until the 14-day quarantine period is complete
– Anyone who has attended a large gathering or Simcha with positive cases, is likewise asked not to come to Shul until the 14-day quarantine is complete
– Any family with children returning from camp with a confirmed case of Covid-19 is asked not to come to Shul until the 14-day quarantine period is complete.
We join all members in hoping that we can come to Daven together safely for the Yomim Noraim. As such, we ask that all members adhere to these requirements to prevent a spike in the coming weeks.
https://5townscentral.com/2020/08/17/lawrence-shuls-alerting-congregants-of-positive-cases-uptick-in-the-community/?fbclid=IwAR1j5DIrh-k1wSd746O24qVW_0phBrB2Mwz9f7UbfnqKAjvSxgjUPJ0t0OA
https://collive.com/covid-outbreaks-at-bungalow-colonies-upstate/
ReplyDeleteR' Shmuel Kaminetzky was just telling me that while it is gevaldig that these Chabadskers are infecting each other at their bungalow colonies, they should keep quiet about it like the Hungarians & yeshivishe, and not tummel about it to newspapers. Our tafkid right now zogt der rosh yeshiva is to get back to yeshivos soon to transform them into transmission hot zones before Cuomo & Murphy get wind of it and close us down.
Then I couldn't stop laughing when R' Shmuel tore into Cuomo with a torrent of personal insults as is the new minhag Agudah. And get this: he asks me mit ehrlichkeit vos iz geven der mayseh that they started calling the tatten "Cuomo the Homo"?
I asked the rosh yeshiva if those being mefarsem the outbreaks shelo khogen have a din of molester. He said avadda! Erger vee a stam molester because working against his measles & corona master plans is so unforgivable that we can never assume they have done teshuva!
https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/yeshiva-student-infects-60-as-israel-nears-700-dead-from-coronavirus/2020/08/17/
ReplyDeleteA source familiar with Israel’s Health Ministry told the Haredim 10 website this week that the increase in Haredi “red cities” is due to some Haredi Israelis’ disregard for the coronavirus guidelines. For example, the source mentioned a 19-year-old yeshiva student whose extended family members went on a weekend outing. The young man, who had been in contact with a verified coronavirus patient, did not want to miss the fun and decided to travel with his family, contrary to every conceivable Health Ministry guideline. As a result, 60 members of his family became infected – brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and children.
In another case, a family that celebrated a bar mitzvah “did not abide by the rules, they put them down, they said, ‘Nonsense, we are just a family, no one will know.’ Everyone was infected by one brother-in-law who came to the Bar Mitzvah celebration even though he was supposed to be in solitary confinement – but decided to defy the guidelines. Now one of the family members is begging to arrange good care for their mother who has difficulty breathing and is suffering from high blood pressure,” the source said.
I know a lot of you are koching at us for "misgareh b'Umos" against Cuomo.
ReplyDeleteDaygeh nisht.
As my new buddies have been explaining to me in Kiryas Yoel where I took Philly yeshiva underground after Pesach, they finally realize that their landsman Margo is vindicated for all the long years that he was never goress any government laws and didn't give a rat's tuchess about the wellbeing of talmidim. Yes, UOJ managed to clobber him in the end, but look at all the decades of acting with impunity that he got away with. And of course, Margo himself is not maskim that UOJ was matzliach with anything against him.
the yeshiva is owned by Scheinberg's mishpocho & one of the Kolkos has or had a job there
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/featured/1893325/man-arrested-after-threatening-to-shoot-up-yeshiva-ketana-of-long-island-day-camp.html
Police say an Inwood man has been arrested and accused of making a terroristic threat toward a Yeshiva children’s camp.
According to detectives, police were responding for a complaint regarding a violation of social distancing at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island children’s camp.
Police say the call was made by Nicola Pelle, 58, of, Inwood. While police were en route to the call, they say Pelle called again and threatened to get a gun and shoot the individuals at the location if the police didn’t get there.
Over 80% of Pennsylvania summer camps did not open this year. The percentage is even higher in the Poconos.
ReplyDeleteThe #1 reason cited in many newspapers is because the operating restrictions were so severe that it just wasn't profitable or even feasible.
So what does that tell you about inzerra heimisher camps that opened en masse in the Poconos as the 99% of the remaining percentage when including many more camps switching over in droves from NY, instigated by an organizatzia with a one track mind?
You guessed! They are not following the laws! They are putting kids & staff lives at risk. And just wait until they all start coming home infected to a kehilla near you!
What would Klal Yisroel do without Philly-controlled Agudah Fresser "leadership"?