From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Video shows students moving into yeshiva without masks, distancing
Schools are closed, but yeshivas — Orthodox Jewish seminaries — are seemingly welcoming boarding students back after the Sukkot holiday break.
A video from Ashdod shared by Kan shows over a dozen students at one such institution moving in, with no social distancing and almost no masks.
בלי מסכות, ללא ריחוק חברתי ובניגוד להנחיות הסגר – תיעוד: עשרות תלמידי ישיבה נכנסים למוסד לימוד באשדוד@Itsik_zuarets pic.twitter.com/xSDGyVwKGe
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) October 14, 2020
Some experts have pointed to the opening of yeshivas in late August as a major factor in the massive spike in infections Israel saw in September, especially in the ultra-Orthodox community. Schools had promised to quarantine students and impose various safety valves, but reports have indicated few kept to them.
Roni Numa, a coronavirus coordinator working with the ultra-Orthodox community, said earlier that some ultra-Orthodox towns may be forced to remain under lockdown for weeks after the rest of the country opens up.
The Times of Israel Community.