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TreasonousBastard

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3. These cases are largely in and around ultra-orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, which is...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 07:05 PM

Apr 2019

odd because Jewish law puts the saving of life as the highest obligation. A large number of orthodox rabbis and the Orthodox Union itself have called for immunizations, but Jews are human and subject to the flaws of our species.

Although all branches of Judaism have called for vaccinations, there are still anti-vax rabbis and activists out there trying to stop it. And they are being heard.

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