Government said weighing ban on Purim celebrations, limiting synagogue attendance

Health officials are proposing banning Purim parties and celebrations and restricting family gatherings to nuclear families only, according to Hebrew media reports.

Meanwhile they suggest allowing synagogues to operate on the holiday in a limited capacity: with up to 100 people in cordoned off “capsules” of 10 worshipers each.

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