@common-saychel @Avram-in-MD Virtually all of the Rabbonim were part of the decision, and their vote was unanimous. I think those that were not involved were places that don’t follow them anyway, like the two Open Orthodox rabbis, or the one Chassidish place. This isn’t just the Agudah, this is pretty much the entire frum community of Baltimore. We’re talking hundreds of thousands of Yidden. And it influenced many other places, including a large percentage of the New York and Lakewood shuls. The earliest Baltimore places opened was Elul of 2020 and every shul had masks and social distancing for at least the first few months.
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