An ultraorthodox Jew writes about his uncle’s death from covid.
“He didn’t die because of antisemitism. Or because New York Governor Andrew Coumo is inept or because New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is a hypocrite…
He died because many of our rabonim, leaders and askonim are too afraid or lazy to do their damn jobs.
He died because Boro Park, N.Y., where I grew up, is now run by the mob and not by rabbis.
He died because he had so much respect for daas torah that he believed them while they downplayed the seriousness of the virus.
He died because we were completely negligent.
He died because it was more important to say tehilim for Donald Trump than it was to care for the health of our elders…
He died because we were just too lazy to put on a simple mask to protect one another…”