Prepared by Rabbi Aaron Alexander Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. Question: For congregations that may gather small in-person minyanim, or use a hybrid model over with at least 10 people in one physical location, spread out, while also streaming/zooming: can temporary partitions that essentially box off one person from Continue Reading »
Prepared by Rabbis Steven Kane, Robert Scheinberg, and Deborah Silver and Hazzan Scott Sokol Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. GENERAL INTRODUCTION: An in-person High Holy Day experience for the year 5781/2020 is likely to need to be as short as possible. Current medical understanding tells us that — even Continue Reading »
Prepared by Rabbi Pamela Barmash Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. Yizkor, the term often used to refer to Hazkarat Nefashot (the collective Memorial Service), has a deep resonance for those remembering loved ones. Read more: https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/story/yizkor-high-holidays-57812020
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Prepared by Rabbi Pamela Barmash and Toby Schonfeld, Ph.D. Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. Read more: https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/story/clergy-and-shelihei-tzibbur
Prepared by Rabbi Pamela Barmash and Rabbi Nate Crane. Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. Read more: https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/story/kol-nidrei-57812020
Prepared by Rabbi Aaron Alexander. Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS. Question: In light of the fact that some synagogues may offer multiple small services over the course of the High Holidays, but oftentimes with the same leaders and shofar sounders leading back-to-back services, what is the status of somebody Continue Reading »