Reply To: Is it time to leave America

“You are free to disagree with this psak, of course, but could you please provide your halakhic sources for behaving as you want and blaming the world for possible outcomes.”

Avirah my halachic source is that there was no mandate yet it was up to store policy and personal preference. Also as i’ve mentioned they were hunting for pictures of Jews without mask no matter the circumstance even walking outside alone 30 feet away from anyone. Yes everyone could have worn a mask everywhere even inside the house just to make sure they don’t get photographed without one, but that isn’t the point. The point is that Jews got unfairly singled out and it shows you how “normal” citizens can easily get manipulated to help round up Jews.
And even if many frum Jews weren’t wearing masks, there were also many non Jews I’ve seen not wearing but nobody cares about that. Just as all Jewish areas became red zones regardless of how other areas had higher rates.