Mekor Safety & Health Guidelines
for Services at Mekor
Update effective 4/23/22
These Guidelines apply to all services at shul. They include policies established by our building management.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Masks
Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
Masks
- Building Management Rules: Effective Monday, April 23, our shul's building management does NOT require masks in the common areas of the building, including the lobby and hallways.
- Masks in the shul are optional.
- For those who are more comfortable eating & drinking outdoors, we currently offer a "grab & go" kiddush option.
- Everyone 12 years and older must be fully COVID-vaccinated.
- If you are not vaccinated due to medical concerns, including a recent COVID diagnosis, and you wish to attend, an exemption may be granted at the discretion of board members Claire Raab (cmr882@aol.com) or Bruce Taubman (btaubman@comcast.net). Please contact them to discuss your particular situation. Your information will remain confidential.
- Children who attend must remain with a parents, whether in the main sanctuary or in the children's room.
- Do not attend if you have experienced symptoms of Covid-19, or you have been in recent close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID.
- By attending, you agree to report to Rabbi Hirsch if you subsequently test positive for Covid-19. We are required by building management to inform them (without use of names), and it is also our responsibility to inform other attendees that an anonymous attendee has contracted COVID.
- No RSVP is required for Shabbat morning services or Shabbat Mincha/Third Meal/Ma'riv.
- RSVP is required for Friday night services Please email the shul by Friday at Noon. We will acknowledge your RSVP and then notify you if we are cancelling a service because we do not have a minyan.
- RSVP is required for Weekday Minyan services: Please email the shul by 8pm the previous day. If fewer than 10 men rsvp, we will cancel the service and notify you if you made a reservation.
- RSVP for holiday services: For info, please see our special holiday emails, our newsletter announcements, or use the specific website tab for that holiday, or the link on the homepage.