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Opening Shuls in Two Weeks Way Too Early, Expert Warns Chinese Famille Noire, Hannatjie van der Wat, twenty hand-painted plates Modular series, silkscreen SOLD R5,500 SOLD R5,000 Art, antiques, objets d’art, furniture, and jewellery wanted A set of 12 ivory-lined upholstered wooden for forthcoming auctions dining chairs SOLD R75,000 For more information 083 675 8468 • [email protected] www.rkauctioneers.co.za • 12 Allan Road, Bordeaux, Johannesburg south african n Volume 24 – Number 19 n 5 June 2020 n 13 Sivan 5780 The source of quality content, news and insights t www.sajr.co.za Opening shuls in two weeks way too early, expert warns TALI FEINBERG Diseases of South Africa and of the Institute of Infectious Disease risk areas for transmission, it’s of shuls, and we believe that their professor emeritus of virology at the and Molecular Medicine, says, “I entirely appropriate to hold off opinion should be the basis for hief Rabbi Dr Warren University of the Witwatersrand, was pleased to hear that there is on re-opening shuls at this time. decision-making on all aspects of Goldstein announced on said considering opening shuls in two a two-week moratorium on shuls I understand, only too well, how communal life at this time.” Tuesday, 2 June, that he weeks was way too early. re-opening. I strongly support this challenging this is for members of Rabbis across the country Cwould wait another two weeks before “Te proposal to consider opening decision, which is consistent with our community who are yearning to have supported the chief rabbi’s deciding whether to reopen shuls shuls after a two-week moratorium that made by other religious leaders return to shul. I lost my own father announcement. One rabbi, speaking in South Africa. However, medical can only be condemned in the on behalf of their communities. a month ago. Keeping shuls closed is on condition of anonymity said, “All expert Professor Barry Schoub, strongest terms, in my opinion. It “Te epidemic in South Africa a sacrifice which we must continue the minyanim in South Africa aren’t says that “to countenance opening comes from more than four decades is growing, and epidemiologists to make, not only for the sake of worth the life of one Jew. Hashem shuls at this stage of the epidemic in of experience and background in have warned that the situation will our fellow congregants, but for the allows us to pray at home, and when South Africa is unequivocally highly virology and public health, consulting worsen before it improves,” she says. country, at large.” the minyan can pose a risk to one dangerous and a life-threatening risk in South Africa and for the World “Te epidemic in the Western Cape Shaun Zagnoev, the national Jewish soul, then all the minyanim to the community at large”. Health Organization. Against this is expected to peak in early July, chairperson of the SA Jewish Board have to stop. Te chief rabbi has held off background, I have volunteered my and even later in other provinces, of Deputies, said, “At the outset of “Te chief rabbi has consulted opening shuls after President Cyril expertise to the Jewish community. where it is at an earlier stage. Health the crisis, the Jewish communal everyone – the rabbis, the Beth Din, Ramaphosa gave the green light for “Te worst phase of the outbreak is services in the Cape Town metro are leadership asked medical experts the Rabbinic Association. He has the places of worship in South Africa to still to come. Houses of worship have already under great pressure. Tis will Professor Barry Schoub and Dr full support of all the senior rabbis reopen on 1 June, allowing only 50 been shown in numerous studies intensify in the next few weeks as we Richard Friedland to guide our and some of the junior rabbis who people to attend services at a time. overseas to be amongst the most approach the peak. community on all decisions relating may be at less risk but understand “After a series of meetings and dangerous environments to spread “Given that congregate settings to the community. Both of these that congregants’ lives come first.” consultation with a wide range of the epidemic. Te very ill-conceived such as shuls are particularly high- experts have opposed the reopening Rabbi Asher Deren of Te Shul stakeholders involved at all levels decision by the government, in on the West Coast in Cape Town of shul leadership as well as medical response to lobbying by faith leaders, Unlocking schools says, “I’m encouraged by the chief experts, widespread support has now has been widely criticised, including rabbi’s decisive leadership, starting emerged for a two-week moratorium by the College of Public Health with closing the shuls even before on our shuls reopening,” said Medicine of South Africa. the virus began to spread locally at Goldstein. “Over and above this, the perhaps the earliest relative point of “Te plan is that until Tuesday additional ravages of the pandemic any Jewish community in the world. 16 June, our shuls will hold off on in the Jewish populations of New Tat step has undoubtedly saved reopening, and that we use this York, the United Kingdom, France, lives. I’m further inspired by his period to assess the unfolding health and elsewhere is testimony to the current decision, taken in thorough situation in the country at large and even greater risk of opening Jewish consultation with stakeholders across the readiness and capability of shuls houses of worship,” says Schoub. the board. Tis underscores the to implement the very strict health “Te reassurance of strict adherence gravity with which he is approaching and safety protocols that need to be to government regulations provides the matter.” in place. I will be in contact with you little comfort and will be unable to Rabbi Dovid Hazdan of the Great over this time as we plot the way stem the spread of the epidemic. Park Shul says, “South Africa is forward post-June 16.” Te two-week moratorium makes blessed with a united, collaborative However, Schoub, the founding absolutely no sense to me.” rabbinate. 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