Dear lower and his venerated LOR,
Your opinion is a bit puzzling to me. What does it mean to daven together with social distancing? How does your neighbor davening on his porch, designate your porch as a makom m’yuchad l’tefillah? Do you state first that your porches should not have kedushas beis hakenesses? If your porch or yard is not designated for davening, it would be better to daven in a specific corner of your home, like our mothers have done – and still do- for centuries.
What is a verbal kedushah worth, when we cannot interact with each other. What is laining besides for studying Torah together? Birchas kohanim is a result of a completion of our service to Hashem. It exists as a reminder that our shuls and yeshivos are our mikdash me’at. Sadly, there is no resemblance with what we have now. Minyan is not a personal whim. It is meant to serve the public.
I do think it is appropriate that those that can, should daven kabbolos shabbos, hallel, etc, outside for the inspiration of others, such as Haimy. May His Presence be returned To His Designated city.
P. S. I think burning chometz was about that those in Lakewood are not Boy Scouts.
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