Archive: August 2020

The Path Forward: Navigating High Holiday Services in the Time of COVID

Posted on August 6, 2020

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Rabbinical Assembly Webinar on Abbreviating Liturgy

Posted on August 4, 2020

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From Live to Virtual High Holiday Services

Posted on July 29, 2020

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Operations Checklist for In Person Services

Posted on July 8, 2020

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Enhancing Your High Holiday Live Streaming Experience

Posted on June 24, 2020

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Counting a Minyan Under One Roof, In Separate Rooms

Posted on June 12, 2020

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 »

Abbreviating Prayer Services for the High Holy Days of 5781/2020

Posted on June 12, 2020

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 »