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Synagogue in Kiryas Joel

COVID-19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning COVID-19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning
Covid-19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning A mass religious gathering in the Hudson Valley in which thousands congregated, most without wearing masks or socially distancing, has prompted action from health officials amid the COVID-19 outbreak.  Photos circulated on social media this week that showed “thousands” attending a peaceful prayer demonstration in Orange County at a synagogue in Kiryas Joel on Sunday, Sept. 13. A tweet from Satmar Headquarters with the accompanying photos read: “Pictorial of 1st day of #Slichos with Satmar Grand Rebbe Aron in the main Shul of the Town of Palm Tree in Kiryas Joel, the newly construc…