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Shtetl Is an Online U.S. Magazine With the Lofty Aim of Addressing Wrongdoings and Flaws in ultra-Orthodox Communities, Teaching the Values of an Independent Media Along the Way. Founder Naftuli Moster Is No Stranger to Ruffling Feathers in the Society He Lives In

Follow Dec. 22, 2020 During both the first and second waves of the coronavirus pandemic, the ultra-Orthodox community had a higher rate of confirmed cases and deaths than the population at large. For some six weeks, however, this community was actually presenting the lowest rate of morbidity in the country. Haredi cities remained “green” for long periods and some started to believe that the community, in addition to observing the social distancing rules, had reached some level of herd immun...