Tehran Chief Rabbi Yehuda Grami publicized a ruling to the Jewish communities in Iran not to fast on Taanis Esther due to danger to life.
The coronavirus outbreak in Iran is the deadliest outside China and because fasting causes weakness and can lower the immune system, Rav Grami made a decision to forbid fasting on the upcoming fast day.
The death toll in Iran’s outbreak rose by 17 on Friday to a total of 124.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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