Mekor Safety & Health Guidelines
for Services at Mekor
Updated effective 8/11/21

​These Guidelines  apply to all services at shul.  They include policies established by our building management.  
If you have any questions, please email the shul.  For additional details explanation & details, please use this link to read a letter from the Mekor board.
Thank you for your cooperation and patience.
 
Masks & Kiddush

• Building Management Rules: Face masks are currently required in the Common Areas of the building .
• Masks are required in shul, including kiddush, except when eating or drinking.  
• For those who are more comfortable eating & drinking outdoors, we will offer a "grab & go" kiddush option.
• Children age 2 years and up must wear masks in the children's room. 

Attendees

• Everyone 12 years and older must be fully Covid-vaccinated.
• If you are not vaccinated due to medical concerns, including a recent COVIDdiagnosis, 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.

RSVP's

• No RSVP is required for Shabbat morning services.
• RSVP is required for Friday night and Shabbat afternoon. Please email the shul to register by Thursday at 8pm.   We will acknowledge your RSVP but notify you by Friday if we are cancelling a service because we do not have a minyan.
• RSVP is required for Weekday Minyan services:  Please email the shul to register 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.

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