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May 3, 2020
open the shuls
If the State is opening schools, even at a rolled out slow pace, I do not see why they should not also allow shuls to open.
Obviously, anyone in a high risk group, due to being immuno-compromised or over a specific age, should be advised not to go. Anybody who is more concerned should not go. It should only be allowed, at first with maximum numbers of 20 or whatever, with distancing, open windows, disinfectant, and all other necessary requirements
But it should be allowed.
if the State is saying we think it is safe to have studies indoors, there is no logical reason to not also rollout the allowances for services in shuls, within guidelines.
Whether or not this is a good idea at all remains to be seen. I guess within two to three weeks from when the schools actually open, but there is no reason to test one and not the other.
Obviously, anyone in a high risk group, due to being immuno-compromised or over a specific age, should be advised not to go. Anybody who is more concerned should not go. It should only be allowed, at first with maximum numbers of 20 or whatever, with distancing, open windows, disinfectant, and all other necessary requirements
But it should be allowed.
if the State is saying we think it is safe to have studies indoors, there is no logical reason to not also rollout the allowances for services in shuls, within guidelines.
Whether or not this is a good idea at all remains to be seen. I guess within two to three weeks from when the schools actually open, but there is no reason to test one and not the other.
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I can think of a few reasons to differentiate.
ReplyDelete1) schools are more controlled and principals can be accountable to follow rules. Shuls do not have that feature.
2) schools can ensure that the same groups of kids are together throughout the test period. Shuls can have many more people interacting over the course of a week.
3)schools are essentially not functioning at all now, so opening them has a huge benefit. Minyanim are happening outside now, so the incremental benefit to opening shuls may not justify the increased risk.
4) It's not at all certain this opening the society test will go well, so it's best to go slow and dip our feet in the water before fully jumping in.
One of the important reasons that schools are opening but only for the younger grades is that it allows parents to go back to work. I.e., although there is significant risk, there is an enormous economic benefit.
ReplyDeleteOpening shuls would have a similar risk, but without the economic benefit.
Minyanim are now allowed, and many shuls are using their outdoor space to conduct minynim, in addition to the many balcony minyanim that spread up across the country (I know if at least 10 "balcony minyanim" within 100 meters of my house). So although I would LOVE to go back to shul, I realize that it is less important than schools or businesses or other things that will get the economy moving again.