Video: Cops Surround Melbourne Shul, Fine Mispalelim On Rosh Hashana Over Lockdown Violations

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Australian police on Tuesday issued fines to Jews at a shul in Melbourne where they held Rosh Hashanah minyanim in apparent violation of pandemic lockdown ordinances.

According to local reports, some 100 mispalelim gathered inside the shul at around 5 a.m. and refused to leave until nightfall.

Police surrounded the shul after receiving calls of a suspected mass gathering held in breach of COVID-19 restrictions. A police source told The Age newspaper that officers were not going to force their way into the shul and waited for mispalelim to come out.

Each attendee received a fine of $5,452 Australian dollars ($4,026 USD) upon leaving the synagogue, the report said.

Victoria, the state where Melbourne is located, has strict stay-at-home orders in place, with residents barred from holding gatherings or leaving their homes each night during curfew, among other sweeping restrictions.

Read more at Times of Israel.

{Matzav.com}


4 COMMENTS

  1. Australia truckers blocking highways to major cities doing fantastic job. Many countries have followed suit.

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