We, the undersigned, hereby advise the Jewish community: There is no halachic obligation for a healthy person to wear a mask outdoors, or anywhere else for that matter (with very few exceptions [1]). The laws of “Do not stand over your brother’s blood” [2] or “Do ...

(Originally published August 12th, 2020) In June, we published Denis Rancourt’s white paper titled “Masks Don’t Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy.” As of this date, the article has been viewed over 460,000 times world-wide. And, as the Reader’s publisher I pledged to publish all letters, guest commentaries, ...