Rabbi Bleich shlita, As of today 3/22/2020, what is the Rov's position on tefillah betzibbur? Thanks, Gabriel Sosne, M.D.

Rabbi Bleich shlita, As of today 3/22/2020, what is the Rov's position on tefillah betzibbur? Thanks, Gabriel Sosne, M.D.

Unfortunately. the situation in the New York metropolitan area is far more serious than earlier. In practice, I do not think that it is possible to assure that people abide by the harhakot of R. Akiva Eger or the social distancing of the epidemiologists. Hence. I do not think that people should attempt tefillah be-tzibbur. Dovid Bleich

Unfortunately. the situation in the New York metropolitan area is far more serious than earlier. In practice, I do not think that it is possible to assure that people abide by the harhakot of R. Akiva Eger or the social distancing of the epidemiologists. Hence. I do not think that people should attempt tefillah be-tzibbur. Dovid Bleich