Moments ago, a NY District Court Judge, gave a permanent injunction and bars all Cuomo’s Executive Orders on Houses of Worship.
Attorney Avi Schick of the Troutman Sanders law firm told YWN that “the Courts have now enjoined all of the restrictions on houses of worship that Governor Cuomo imposed in his Executive Order. There was no basis to treat shuls and davening more harshly than conduct such as office work and shopping.
“We are grateful that religious practice has been restored to its rightful place as the most essential of all activities.”
FULL STATEMENT FROM AVI SCHICK:
Earlier this morning, the district court issued a permanent injunction barring enforcement of the restrictions on attendance at houses of worship contained in Executive Order 202.68. This decision restores the protection of religious practice that is guaranteed by the Free Exercise Clause of the United States Constitution and reminds those in government that religion is not less important than business and entertainment.
Another consequence of this decision is that all of the summonses issued to Shuls for violations of Executive Order 202.68 should now be dismissed by the City.
I am hopeful that the City will soon rescind or void all the summonses issued and penalties imposed. Any shul that still has an issue with a summons they received should contact me.
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big win for whom????
goyishe courts dont dictate how we serve hashem
if a godol sincerely believes that shuls should be closed its irrelevant what the gov thinks & if they are safe enough to be open again the outside opinion is not important
no one is or isnt in shul because of the regulation we were taught to filter opinions around us with torah lenses which for corona has been blurry , confusing and that too is part of the gezayra .. ” kasher yemashesh ho-eever batzaharayim
most shuls were closed by yidden before the gov mandates
So this puts the burden of deciding how to run a minyan where it belongs – on us Jews. Do we require social distancing? Do we require masks? Do we improve the ventilation systems? Do we daven outdoors? Do we limit the number of indoor daveners?
It is pretty well established that Covid infection rates are running higher than average in certain frum communities. What are we going to do about it?
May this governor witness more blows to his corrupt and discriminatory policies.
Thank you Attorney Avi Schick of the Troutman Sanders law firm & NY District Court Judge for listening to President Donald Trump & respecting G-D.
Time for you Cuomo to come to Shul to repent for having murdered 13,000 elderly folks, and for lying in violation of Chamishi of this week’s Parsha:- מדבר שקר תרחק
Shall this Judgement inspire Israel, Canada, Britain, Belgium, Australia, amongst other , to discontinue all their draconian restrictions against Shuls?
The operation was a success!
The patient died, though.
Great. Let’s pack them in.
There was plenty of Daas Torah that held to keep the shuls open. More importantly, Government should not interfere with our Torah and Mitzvos.
We worry about supposed discrimination when we should be worried about mass death. Jews will die as the result of this decision.
Well done, suicide cult.
@huju, “so this puts the burden of deciding how to run a minyan where it belongs- on us Jews”
this is a completly diferent tune from what you have been saying till now, you kept on saying we must do whatever the whims of Cuomo and company said regardless of the we thought, for examplw this is one of your post.
“to add to what huju said: Nobody should try to fine-tune the guidelines that the medical experts recommend. They recommend masks, but did not make distinctions between those who have have antibodies and those who don’t, or those who are too short to spit in the average face, or so tall that their droplets go into the air and never come down. New York, and the Northeast generally, was hit hard and is recovering steadily. Let’s not press our luck. Yes, I would like to go to minyan, but the first mitzvah is to protect life.”
Just as you felt it was too risky for you to daven with a minyan on Rosh Hashanah you should let each and every shul decided for themselves, If one does feel comfortable with that shuls rules he can daven elsewhere.