Tachles: I suspect demonstrations are “allowed” for the same reason that the Trumpkopf continues to hold large campaign rallies, both indoors and outside with virtually no social distancing or masks (except for the small number of people used as “props” sitting directly behind the podium). Both are justified in the name of first amendment/free expression rights. I agree that most of the rules governing davening in shuls, numbers allowed etc. seem arbitrary and are enforced very unevenly. The restrictions are NOT just on shuls. In most states where such rules are still enforced, they obviously apply to all religious gatherings and most indoor gatherings but again no consistently or logically. In Montgomery county, for example, Rav Hershel Kranz of Silver Spring was finally successful yesterday in getting approval for a relaxation on the indoor seating limits for shuls in a county which still has some of the most restrictive rules in the U.S. and has refused to go along with the State’s easing of restrictions on indoor dining etc.
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