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Offline Joe Gutfeld

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Is it Kosher?
« on: September 29, 2020, 12:11:26 PM »
I know that the high holy days are now over, but I would like to know if it is allowed to have zoom services during the holidays because of the virus. 

Offline Binyamin Yisrael

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Re: Is it Kosher?
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2020, 12:15:31 PM »
Not on Yom Tov.

If you have a service on regular days, it's like if you pray without a minyan.


Offline Israel Chai

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Re: Is it Kosher?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2020, 12:19:05 AM »
I know that the high holy days are now over, but I would like to know if it is allowed to have zoom services during the holidays because of the virus.

The laws of the Torah, here being lighting a fire, extinguishing a fire, playing music, writing, and a few other activities that are forbidden on shabbat, do not go away during regular flu season even when it's worse than usual. Completely no.
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Re: Is it Kosher?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2020, 11:41:01 AM »
No. Not allowed.  That violates the prohibitions of the holiday.

There is no prohibition being violated by praying at home alone (as long as this is without using computer or other electronic devices to do so). 
Or even better, praying outside at an outdoor minyan with sufficient spacing.  No prohibitions violated there either.  But Jewish law does not allow violating prohibitions for the sake of praying in a group vs. praying alone.