A Hasidic synagogue in Brooklyn planned the wedding of a chief rabbi’s grandson with such secrecy it was able to host thousands of maskless celebrants without the city catching on. The congregation called it “an unwarranted attack.”That crackdown led to a determination to keep plans for the Nov. 8 affair under wraps. New COVID-19 cases in New York City rose to 3.11% Saturday, according to City Hall. It’s just clear that restrictions are the only way to turn back this kind of a surge.”De Blasio and Gov. And it’s not just the lay people doing all this; it’s the rabbis themselves not caring one bit.”Messages sent to Satmar officials requesting comment were not returned.

Source: Fox News November 21, 2020 20:03 UTC