Return to In-Person Services
Dor Hadash is fortunate to have as members a group of dedicated and accomplished health professionals some of whom served on our Covid Committee. This past Sunday, the Board voted to accept the recommendations of the Covid Committee and resume in-person services for Dor Hadash at the Rodef Shalom synagogue. We will be excited to see you! Click here to view the complete recommendation. We understand that the situation related to Covid remains fluid and the Congregation will periodically review these recommendations as circumstances warrant.
To start, the recommendations provide a conservative approach to resuming in-person services. Attendance will be divided into three groups. Those that are vaccinated need not socially distance but must be masked. Those who, for some reason, require social distancing will be masked in a socially distanced section. Vaccinated congregants are also welcome to sit in this section. Finally families with school age children can pod together but will also need to be masked and social distanced from other pods. Members who come to the Bimah must be vaccinated but do not need to be masked. Singing will be allowed and encouraged.
To make sure the space provided is adequate, a preregistration process will be implemented. Also, per Rodef practices and policies, all attendees must sign in when entering the building – to help with contact tracing should this become necessary.
Please remember that all in-person services will also be available remotely via Zoom. If you have any questions regarding the in-person attendance recommendations, please contact Rich Weinberg, Chair of the Covid Committee, at [email protected].
Come Meet Rabbi Evette Lutman This Weekend!
The Board’s approval of the Congregation’s in person services could not come at a better time. Rabbi Evette, the candidate identified by the Spiritual Guidance Search Committee for our congregation, will be visiting us in-person this weekend (July 16 -18). While we had an opportunity to meet Rabbi Evette over Zoom recently, one can obviously make a better judgment about a person with an in-person meeting. I strongly encourage you to make every effort to attend an event with Rabbi Evette. The schedule is set forth below. Please attend or tune in on Zoom to as many events as you are able. Click here to pre-register for each event.
Crafting & Erev Shabbat BYO Picnic
Friday, July 16th at 5:30 pm | Deaktor Terrace, Rodef Shalom
Shabbat Morning Torah Study
Saturday, July 17th at 9:00 am | Falk Library, Rodef Shalom
Shabbat Morning Services
Saturday, July 17th at 10:00 am | Freehoff Hall, Rodef Shalom
Services co-led by Anne-Marie Mizel Nelson
Tu B'Av Text Study: Kamtza v'Bar Kamtzah
Sunday, July 18th at 10:00 am | Lippman Library, Rodef Shalom
Finally, please note that the Search Committee and several others have reached out to Rabbi Evette’s former congregation. The Board members and congregants have decided to go in another direction and no longer want a Rabbi. That said they universally admired Rabbi Evette and were highly complimentary of her teaching ability, her ability to engage in social action, her ability to bridge differences in the congregation and her knowledge and teaching of Judaism. Again, please make every effort to meet Rabbi Evette in person and be sure to complete the survey that will be sent to you shortly after the visit.
L’shalom,
Bruce
