4/7/2021 You Must Read the Updated Guidelines Before Attending Any Minyan at Keter Torah
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4/7/2021 You must read the updated guidelines before attending any minyan at Keter Torah. Those who traveled for Pesach should carefully read the guidelines before registering. These guidelines apply to children as well. Registration is only required for Shabbat morning minyanim and youth programs. Click here for updated Guidelines 4/2/2021 Yizkor To Make Your Yizkor Donation, click here Yizkor Guidelines • Yizkor is recited on Sunday, the last day of Pesach. If you cannot be at Shul, it can be said at home. • Yizkor at Shul: The entire Yizkor will be said quietly at all minyanim, with a Keil Maleh for all loved ones made by the Gabbai at the conclusion. To make sure that Yizkor can be said in a safe way, we are requesting that all of those who do not say Yizkor should remain at their seats and read the memorial prayers for the Kedoshim of the Holocaust and the soldiers of Tzahal who died Al Kidush Hashem to themselves. No one should gather outside of the minyanim as typically done. • Yizkor Candle: The yahrtzeit candle should be lit for Yom Tov. One Yizkor light serves adequately to recall everyone for whom we may be saying Yizkor. • Before Yizkor you should make a gift to tzedakakh, as the main function of the Yizkor recitation is to serve as a context in which to pledge charity in the merit of deceased loved ones. • One begins saying Yizkor the first holiday after the passing of a loved one. 3/17/2021 Registration is only required for Shabbat morning minyanim. All guidelines still apply. 3/12/2021 • Please note a change in our policies for those who have been fully vaccinated. Click here, for updated guidelines. • Registration for weekday minyanim, Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Mincha/Ma’ariv is no longer required; all guidelines still apply. 3/10/2021 • Registration for weekday minyanim, Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat, and Shabbat Mincha/Ma'ariv is no longer required. • All guidelines still apply. • You can now register your entire pod with one form (men and women must register in separate pods). • There is no longer a question asking if you are bringing children. If you are bringing children with you to a minyan, please include them in your registration. 3/5/2021 • Please note a change in our policies for those who have been fully vaccinated. Click here, for updated guidelines. • Registration is required for all Shabbat on-campus minyanim and events. • Registration for weekday minyanim is no longer required; all guidelines still apply. 2/26/2021 • Registration is required for all Shabbat on-campus minyanim and events. • Registration for weekday minyanim is no longer required; all guidelines still apply. • Teen Minyan is resuming this week. If it is too cold or raining, the minyan will move to the Beit Midrash. 2/25/2021 • You can now register your entire pod with one form (men and women must register in separate pods). • There will no longer be a question asking if you are bringing children. If you are bringing children with you to a minyan, please include them in your registration. • Starting Sunday there will be no need to register for weekday minyanim. All guidelines still apply. • We have added some capacity at all minyanim but still with distancing and all safety precautions. 2/19/2021 Notes From Rabbi Baum • It is nice to see such a robust registration for Purim, and more people safely coming back to shul for daily and Shabbat minyanim. There are still slots available for Purim, click here to register, password: Purim5781, but please do not request to attend a closed-out minyan. For safety reasons, we can no longer make accommodations. • We understand that many of our members or their families have been vaccinated and are looking for flexibility in anticipation of Pesach. Updated guidelines will be sent after Purim, and will ideally reflect these hopeful changes. • Weekday Minyanim: We would love to have you participate at our various minyanim. You do not have to register for an entire week, and you can inform us on the day of the minyan that you would like to attend. • I look forward to greeting you and your families on Purim outside of our home - drive-by style. • Singing in Shul: We will be re-introducing some soft singing this Shabbat for Lecha Dodi & Kel Adon. • We will be moving all Kriat Hatorah readings to the middle of the room and the Megillah will be read from there as well. • Please use the following links to contribute to the best of your ability. SHABBAT ZACHOR GUIDELINES • We have added additional Torah reading slots for Zachor. The readings will not begin before the times listed below. • A minyan is preferred for these extra readings; however, the reading may take place even in the absence of a minyan. • If you miss these readings, you can listen to the Torah reading on Purim day to satisfy the requirement of Parshat Zachor. In addition, if you miss the Shabbat or Purim reading, it is best to be in Shul on Parshat Ki Tetze (August 21) and listen to that maftir, which is the reading of Zachor. • Anyone who is in quarantine, or, for health reasons, has not been leaving home, should read Parshat Zachor in their chumash. Hopefully, you will be available to hear a “live reading” on Purim, or on August 21. Zachor Readings: • 8:45am in the Ballroom (following 7:30 Minyan) • 10:30am in the Main Sanctuary (following 9:00am Minyan) • 10:30am in the Patio Tent (following 9:30am Minyan) • 11:00am in the Ballroom (following 9:15 am minyan) • 11:00am in the Patio Tent (Those registered for Youth Groups will hear this reading) • 5:10pm in the Ballroom (10 minutes before 5:20pm Mincha) 2/17/2021 • You can now register your entire pod with one form. • At this point, and at least until Purim, you cannot vaccinate out of the guidelines. We hope, with medical consolation, to make some adjustments in anticipation of Pesach. • Some soft singing will resume this Shabbat at Lecha Dodi and Kel Adon. • You can register for weekday minyanim even if you can only attend occasionally. You can also contact the Shul to register on the day before a minyan to attend for shacharit or the day of for Mincha and Ma'ariv. This does not apply to Purim 2/12/2021 Click here for Purim Guidelines 2/5/2021 SPECIAL SAFETY NOTES – MASKS OVER NOSE & MOUTH; DISTANCES OF AT LEAST 6 FEET 1. Anyone who has been overseas or has traveled beyond the immediate region (NY, CT, PA, DE) CANNOT attend a minyan, shiur or program for 14 days after returning to NJ. There is no “testing out” of this requirement. 2. At this point, there is no way to “vaccinate out” of any part of these guidelines. 3. Please click here for the expanded version of the most updated guidelines. 1/29/2021 SPECIAL SAFETY NOTES – MASKS OVER NOSE & MOUTH; AT LEAST 6 FEET DISTANCING 1. Anyone who has been overseas or has traveled beyond the immediate region (NY, CT, PA, DE) cannot attend a minyan, shiur or program for 14 days after returning to NJ. There is no “testing out” of this requirement. 2. At this point, there is no way to “vaccinate out” of any part of these guidelines. 3. Please click here for the expanded version of the most updated guidelines. 1/22/2021 SPECIAL SAFETY NOTES – 1. All attendees must wear masks over their mouths and noses and are required to maintain social distancing of at least SIX FEET both INSIDE & OUTSIDE the shul building. 2. At this point, there is no way to “vaccinate out” of any part of these guidelines. 3. Anyone who has been overseas or has traveled beyond the immediate region (NY, CT, PA, DE) cannot attend a minyan, shiur or program for 14 days after returning to NJ. There is no “testing out” of this requirement. 4. Please click here for the expanded version of the most updated 1/15/2021 SPECIAL SAFETY NOTES – All attendees must wear masks over their mouths and noses and are required to maintain social distancing of at least SIX FEET both INSIDE & OUTSIDE the shul building. Anyone who has been outside the Metropolitan NY area cannot attend a minyan for 14 days after returning to NJ. There is no “testing out” of this requirement. This includes students returning from Israel, even if they have antibodies. Please click here for the most updated guidelines. Notes From Rabbi Baum Many of our members have shared with me their deep feelings of affection for Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer, z”l, of the Young Israel of West Hempstead. He was a giant of kindness and of Torah. Like many of my colleagues, I was privileged to learn from him. I will share one of the lessons that he taught me at the 9:15am minyan this Shabbat. We are looking for a regular Baal Korei for the 7:30am Hashkama minyan beginning next Shabbat, Parshat Bo, and for the daily Monday & Thursday 6:45am minyan. A special note of thanks to Yosef “Joe” Tropp for his incredible dedication over the last seven months in laining and assisting Rabbi Baum and the Gabbaim in many areas. We presented a set of Seforim to Yosef in recognition of his inspiring efforts. Please join us this Motzei Shabbat at 7:15pm for a program with Dr Jarret who has been active in advising us regarding our safety protocols. To register for this program, visit www.jfnnj.org/virtualevents.