UNPACKED – Watch: Why Did Hassidic Jews Get Hit Hard by Corona?
We’re all suffering from the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
#coronafatigue
Israel has already suited up for “Lockdown Round 2” and other parts of the world look set to follow (don’t forget to stock up on toilet paper…).
While no one has more of a claim than anyone else on the destruction wrought by the pandemic, the numbers show the ultra-Orthodox communities in both Israel and the U.S. have been especially hard hit.
If you know anything about the ultra-Orthodox lifestyle, (watching “Shtisel” or “Unorthodox” gets you partial credit), you could argue the spread was inevitable.
The ultra-Orthodox have large families, dense living conditions and place a lot of emphasis on communal ties.
There’s no denying that.
But could something else also be contributing to the high infection rates and what’s been the response?
This week, we’re busting some myths about the ultra-Orthodox and looking at how the pandemic is shaking things up in the Jewish world’s most conservative communities.
Why have ultra-Orthodox communities in both Israel and the U.S. been hit especially hard by the coronavirus? To answer this, we’re busting some myths about Hasidim and uncovering how the pandemic is shaking things up in some of the world’s most conservative Jewish communities.
