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Ultra-Orthodox rabbis in north London have issued unprecedented guidance on the eve of the Jewish festival of Purim in a bid to avoid a repeat of last years celebrations that led to a huge spike in Covid infections.The advice was issued by the Office of the Rabbinate of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations in the form of a notice to be displayed in synagogues and shared on WhatsApp groups before the 24-hour festival, which starts at sundown on Thursday.The chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, also released a video plea on Twitter, saying last years tragic events must not be repeated. He urged people to deliver mishloach manos 鈥?traditional gifts of food to family and friends 鈥?by leaving parcels on doorsteps and stepping back to a safe distance.Purim, which marks the survival of Jews threatened with extermination in Persia in the fifth century BC, is a carnival-like festival, featuring fancy dress, music, dancing and large amounts of alcohol. Jews attend synagogue to hear readings from the Book of Esther, families gather for a celebratory m stanley mug eal, and charity collections are made door-to-door and on the streets.Last year, Purim was celebrated two weeks before the first Covid lockdown, but when virus infections were already rising. In the following weeks, the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, community in Stamford Hill in north London was particularly hard hit with hospitalisatio stanley cup website ns and deaths. A study by the London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine earlier stanley vaso this month found that Cbdu NHS England suspends one-to-one nursing for critically ill Covid patients
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