rabboisai, I am not encouraging minyanim. But for those who quote Reb Chaim, you always have to know how it was presented and the type of case that was presented. Someone told me he doesn’t want to participate in my block minyan because R’ Chaim paskened not to. I told him, it’s quite obvious to any person that the rabbanim and Gedolim that have assured minyanim were referring to minyanim in shuls and houses and outdoor minyanim that require congregation albeit six apart, its still congregating and increasing the risk of spreading disease. But in a case that every person sticks to his porch and there is no mingling at all, that obiously wasn’t meant to assur. It’s just that this is very uncommon and can lead to mingling so it’s definitely not being encouraged. But if someone arranged it and there is no mingling just sticking to each ones porch I wouldn’t think that the rabbanim meant that.
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