Dec 23, 2020
Interesting Psak: change text of Avinu Malkeinu
With Asara BaTeves coming up on Friday, another fast day during CoronaVirus times, Chief Rabbi Rav Dovid Lau has issued a set of guidelines with piskei halacha for the fast.
- all guidelines form the Ministry of Health must be followed, with davening and minyanim only taking place according to the guidelines.
- people should go get vaccinated
- in the Avinu Malkeinu prayer said on 10 Teves, instead of the phrase "Our Father, our King, withhold the plague from Your inheritance" - Mena Mageifa M'Nachaltecha - people should say "STOP the plague..." - Atzor Mageifa.
- mincha should be davened earlier to have enough time for the Torah reading and haftorah and birkat kohanim before Shabbos begins
- anyone with CoronaVirus should not fast, even if he does not feel sick with any symptoms
- anyone in quarantine who does not feel well should not fast
- people leading the services Friday night should not extend them with lengthy prayers and tunes, as the fast only ends when people make kiddush
That is a big one - instructing people to change the text of the prayer to reflect the current reality.
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Are there any sources for this change? It can't be the first time that a fast day came during a plague?
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