Ultra-Orthodox crowds at 2 rabbis' funerals were 'helpless' in the face of the 'divine decree,' an MK suggested. But helplessness is not an option when the consequences are deadly

Officials say halting gathering would have caused bloodshed; businesses decry selective enforcement of rules; another funeral for ultra-Orthodox rabbi scheduled for Sunday night

Head of the Brisk Yeshiva, Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, dies aged 99 after months-long illness; police urge populace to stay away from burial