TV: Government's draft of virus plan for High Holidays keeps synagogues open

Channel 12 reports that emerging government health regulations for the High Holidays will see synagogues kept open for worship, with restrictions.

The restrictions will be based on the size of the synagogue, the number of doors it has, and the rate of infection in the city. They mandate 4 square meters (43 square feet) of space for each worshiper, and cap the prayer gathering at a maximum of 1,000 attendees.

Both coronavirus czar Ronni Gamzu and the ultra-Orthodox ministers — who have pushed to keep the synagogues open over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — are inclined to back the proposal, the report says.