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| Chief Rabbi Yotzhak Yosef: Whoever endangers others must bear his guilt |
| 2020-08-04 |
| [Arutz 7] - Israeli Coronavirus Czar Prof. Roni Gamzu met Tuesday with Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to consult with him on halakhic issues related to the fight against the coronavirus. After the meeting, the Chief Rabbi and Prof. Gamzu issued a joint statement in which they implored the public to obey the instructions of the Health Ministry and other relevant authorities. At the beginning of their joint statement, they highlight the health dangers and the need to tighten the guidelines for "dealing with the corona epidemic that has claimed many victims, young and old, healthy and sick." "Our Torah is the Torah of life, and commands us very strongly to protect our lives, and the Torah also said, and to live by it, and as the sages extrapolated in Tractate Yoma 85:B: and not to die by it," the statement continued. ...Rabbi Yosef and Prof. Gamzu both declared that it is an obligation to wear a mask in public spaces and inside synagogues, as well as to maintain social distancing and to avoid large crowds. Regarding people who experience symptoms such as difficulty breathing, fever, cough or the loss of smell and taste, the two stated that "it is an absolute obligation for them to be tested and it is strictly forbidden for a person to judge his own condition and endanger others." "As I have already written in regards to the Health Ministry guidelines, according to the halakha, whoever puts others in danger, it is possible that someone will be murdered by his hand, and he will bear his guilt," Rabbi Yosef said. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #11 Unfortunately.... |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-04 19:52 |
| #10 I think the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Amendments could be used as examples explicitly denying forced quarantines. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-08-04 19:02 |
| #9 USGov has no authority to quarantine everyone. People who say otherwise also believe the 2nd Amendment relates only to muskets. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-04 12:47 |
| #8 Lockdowns f-ing people up in the head, too. Since when are healthy people quarantined? Disgusting. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-04 12:31 |
| #7 And the US invaded Greneda over a couple of college kids. Lol. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-04 12:29 |
| #6 Yes! Lockdown endangers vastly more than it saves. End it now. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-08-04 12:28 |
| #5 I upvote Frank. Where's the IAF bombing raid on Wuhan if the Bat-Labâ„¢ helped murder Israelis? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-04 11:09 |
| #4 ^I'll never argue with you Frank. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-08-04 10:36 |
| #3 regarding the conditions specified in the next-to-last paragraph, I totally agree. Beyond that, your repeated eeyore preaching is annoying and ineffective, Magic Numbers and all, when the data is so often proven fake and wrong and contradicted the next week. YMMV |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-08-04 10:31 |
| #2 ^True, but relevant? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-08-04 10:25 |
| #1 Take that same logic. Politicians who rob their citizens to give the bounty to others, minus shipping and handling, is just as much a thief as anyone doing it independently themselves. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-08-04 10:19 |