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When is it safe to re-open our Jewish spaces?

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On this page, you'll find information about the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as resources and best practices to consider when reopening your synagogues and communal spaces.

If you know of additional resources that should be added here, or find anything to be amiss, please email rabbi@isjl.org.

Return to High Holidays Helper main page

All-Denominational / General Statements & Resources
  • Guide to the Considerations about Re-opening Synagogue Buildings (Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist Movements) https://10pzbn347s7w1b9a412ijnxn-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Cross-movement-reopening-resources-for-synagogue.pdf
  • Secure Community Network: https://securecommunitynetwork.org/covid-19. This site has extensive information and resources, from both secular and religious perspectives, concerning communal functioning during Covid
  • Comprehensive Resumption of Operations and Reopening Guidance Document: https://securecommunitynetwork.org/resumption-of-operations-and-organizational-reopening-working-group
  • Jewish Federations of North America: https://www.jewishtogether.org/curated-resources. Information grouped in three categories: resources for the Self, the Professional, and the Community.
  • CDC Coronavirus page: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Denominationally-specific statements:
  • Central Conference of American Rabbis/Union for Reform Judaism Guidelines on Values-Based Decision Making:  Returning to in-person gatherings during the Covid-19 Pandemic - https://www.ccarnet.org/ccar-urj-guidelines-on-values-based-decision-making-returning-to-in-person-gatherings-covid-19/
  •  Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative): Jewish Values Regarding Physical Reopening of Our Institutions - https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/sites/default/files/2020-04/COVIDvaluesstatementApril2020logo.pdf
  •  Orthodox Union and Rabbinical Council of America Guidance to Shuls and Communities on Re-Opening - https://www.ou.org/assets/OU-Guidance-To-Shuls-And-Communities-5-8-2020_F-1.pdf
  • Reconstructing Judaism/Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Statement on Re-Opening - https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/reopening-our-institutions
  •  Reconstructing Judaism: Jewish Values and Coronavirus -  https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/center-jewish-ethics/coronavirus
  • Jewish Renewal: A Message about Covid-19 from Aleph - https://kolaleph.org/2020/03/09/a-message-about-covid-19-from-aleph/
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