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Demonstration and counting

שו”תCategory: generalDemonstration and counting
asked 5 years ago

Hello Rabbi,
Last weekend, many were outraged that the government allowed a demonstration and banned a minyan. The only question is which “religion” is more important, they shouted on Twitter.
And I was surprised that even interested people argued and screamed like crazy about it.
After all, a central question in these matters is dosage and frequency.
Prayer is held by groups of dozens to hundreds three times a day with about a million people or more. A demonstration is held once every two weeks by only a few hundred people.
If the frequency of demonstrations was as high as the prayers, they would also be banned.
And vice versa, if the frequency of prayer was the same as the demonstration, it would not be prohibited.
The aspects here are done at the macro level and the division is clear.
 
(Some have said to permit prayers in certain ways and on certain occasions, but it is clear that the concept of “no filug” is at its peak.)
Does the Rabbi agree with my astonishment or is there some oversight on my part here?


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מיכי Staff answered 5 years ago
I completely agree. I was just asked about this this morning and I answered. People have a special pleasure in feeling deprived and whining that they are being screwed and that others are to blame for everything. The government’s discretion can be argued on many points. In my opinion, this is not one of them.

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מיכי Staff replied 5 years ago

By the way, I added that a demonstration is usually supervised by the police and requires permission. Therefore, this should not be compared to a minyan at all. This is an absurd comparison.

‫P replied 5 years ago

And do you think the permission for the protests is justified?
Is democracy really so fragile that if protests are banned for the next 3 months (to save lives) it will bring it down, or is this a ridiculous argument by the Knights of Freedom?

מיכי Staff replied 5 years ago

This needs to be peppered. We need to remember that during a time of emergency, the government assumes very broad powers, and the importance of demonstrations increases. But it is true that you can also demonstrate online.

חיים replied 5 years ago

P, maybe you'll go out and protest about the permit to protest?

מיכי Staff replied 5 years ago

https://news.walla.co.il/item/3353989

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