A new study polling attitudes in the ultra-Orthodox sector in Israel to the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that while members of the community are fully aware of the dangers of the disease, they are far more trusting and willing to follow the orders of their rabbis than those of the government and state institutions.
Dr.
Shuki Friedman, director of the Center for Religion and State at the
Israel Democracy Institute that commissioned the survey, said it
demonstrated that the community’s behavior during the crisis came about
not due to a lack of understanding of the serious threat posed by
COVID-19 but instead due to a conscious choice to prioritize community
values above others.
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