Posted on 11/24/2020 9:50:08 PM PST by MarvinStinson
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday that an Orthodox Brooklyn synagogue would be fined $15,000 for hosting a secret wedding packed with thousands of maskless guests, CBS New York reported.
“That was amazingly irresponsible, just unacceptable,” the mayor told NY1, threatening “additional consequences.”
Footage of the Nov. 8 nuptials at Yetev Lev temple in Brooklyn, obtained by the New York Post, showed celebrants singing and dancing shoulder to shoulder in a synagogue that reportedly seats 7,000. Most appear to be without masks and ignore social distance guidelines to control the spread of COVID-19.
The Post reported the lengths the synagogue went to stage the clandestine ceremony ― in which the head rabbi’s grandson got married ― in defiance of coronavirus restrictions. The strategy included word-of-mouth correspondence to avoid detection by the city, where large gatherings are banned.
A resurgence of coronavirus has gripped New York, along with much of the country.
The Daily Beast noted that before de Blasio’s announcement, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo attempted to stop another potential superspreading event at an upstate synagogue.
New York has been at odds with segments of the Orthodox community over adherence to safety guidelines.
#11. Re “DeBlasio sure loves targeting Jewish people”.
It seems to be a trait among some Germans, back then and now, even if he is a Red instead of a Black or Brownshirt.
Take some yellow paint and write “WE WILL NOT PAY” on the street right outside City Hall.
Kaiser Wilhelm; the enemy of the Jews
Not bad 1 dollar for each attending
Is there not a mayor’s mansion that can be burned to the ground?
It’s early and I’m still partially asleep but I read the headline as “maskless welding.” I opened the thread not knowing what to expect. If one spent much time welding without a welding helmet, there is a natural penalty, I guess.
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A crypto wedding. DeBlasio and Cuomo should be proud bringing back the tradition of crypto Judaism. A see crypto Thanksgivings in the future this week, and soon crypto Christmas. Crypto Chanukah has been done before.
A crypto-Jewish secret wedding by Anita Rodriguez. (photo credit: Anita Rodriguez/JTA)
A Nicho by Anita Rodriguez with the doors open, showing a Chanuka scene. (photo credit: Anita Rodriguez/JTA)
No. Do not pay.
This is the same clown posse that allowed massive riots for months. None of them were fined.
Unequal treatment under the law is unconstitutional. They will prevail.
I apologise.
The Jewish people really are the Canary in the coal mine.
This evil will come for Christians too, eventually.
5.56mm
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