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National security adviser nixes mass weddings, Simhat Torah festivities
National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat says weddings and other mass events with thousands of people are banned so long as the pandemic rages, according to Ynet.
He tells mayors in a conference call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “during the time of the coronavirus, there will not be weddings or other happy events with thousands eating together.”
He says the upcoming Simhat Torah holiday on Friday night-Saturday must be observed without the traditional hakafot, which feature dancing and mass congregations.
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