We hope this email finds you healthy and well. TAE’s COVID Task Force recently met to adjust our COVID-19 protocols based on slowing positivity rates.
We are reopening our campus for in-person services and classes!
We based our decisions on three values:
Al Tifrosh Min Hatzibur – The need and desire for in-person interaction.
B’reirah – Respect for autonomy and choice of our partners.
Kehilah – Our communal responsibility not to further overburden our healthcare system.
Who is on the TAE COVID Task Force? Click here to learn about the members.
Services and Adult Education
Friday evening Shabbat services will simultaneously be held in-person or virtually at 7:00 p.m. Don’t miss this Friday’s special service, featuring Aaron Wolf! Click here to view the live-streamed service. This link is also available on the TAE website at www.adatelohim.org.
Saturday morning meditation services will be held in-person and outdoors at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday morning Talmud study at 8:00 a.m. and Torah study at 8:45 a.m. will be held in-person or via Zoom. Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
Select adult education classes will continue to be offered via Zoom. Please check the temple calendar for location details.
For all in-person events, masks are required. Disposable masks such as KN95, KF94, and surgical are recommended. Additionally, full COVID-19 vaccination or negative PCR test within 48 hours of the service is required.
Religious School
Beginning Sunday, February 6th, Religious School will be offered in-person only.
While we encourage our students to attend class in-person, accommodations will be made for anyone who cannot attend class in-person due to medical reasons. Please contact Reesa Shaw at rshaw@adatelohim.com if you need accommodations.
Masks required. Teachers will be wearing KN95 or KF94 masks. It is recommended for students to wear disposable masks such as KN95, KF94, or surgical.
Gallant-Schiff Infant Center and Early Childhood Center
Classes will continue in person with all COVID-19 protocols enforced. Parents have been informed of the specific protocol changes.
Friday morning Tot Shabbat services will be held outdoors on the Courtyard. Classes will sit in designated zones and the service will be shorter.
Chorale and Band
Shabbat Shira has been postponed to Friday, April 22, 2022.
Chorale rehearsals will temporarily be held virtually. In-person rehearsals will resume soon. Cantor Shukiar will communicate the schedule with Chorale members.
Band rehearsals will take place in-person and outdoors. Cantor Shukiar will communicate the schedule with members of the band.
Masks required. Disposable masks such as KN95, KF94, and surgical are recommended. Full COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 PCR test within 48 hours of the in-person rehearsals required.
We will continue to monitor and keep you informed about changes to our protocols. Please remember to check the TAE E-News that is emailed every Wednesday evening, the TAE Calendar, Facebook, or Instagram for updates.
We appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Barry Diamond
Juli Rycus, TAE President
Bryan Friedman, Executive Vice President
Understanding Invisible Disabilities: A Presentation by Aaron Wolf
Join Aaron Wolf during Shabbat Services on Friday, February 4, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
Scroll down to learn more about Aaron Wolf.
View the live-stream here!
Aaron Wolf, an award-winning actor, director, speaker, and activist uses his creative voice to tell stories from the heart, that entertain and matter. He is the co-founder of Howling Wolf Productions. Some of his work include the Academy Award® shortlisted film Restoring Tomorrow, and TAR, the theatrical throwback thriller that came out last year staring Wolf with Academy Award Nominees Timothy Bottoms and Graham Greene . He also has created the I AM ABLE Foundation, iamable.info.
Wolf will draw from his personal experiences, sharing insight into his struggle to tackle the urgent topic of learning disabilities and de-stigmatize people deemed disabled. For Wolf, this is one the most critical civil rights issues currently being overlooked and misunderstood by society and he is on a quest to use his voice and work for positive change. Aaron’s presentation is made possible with help from “RespectAbility”.
We hope this communication finds you heathy and safe. While Temple Adat Elohim strives to provide opportunities for engagement and community, as the Omricon variant of COVID-19 continues to surge, we have decided to evaluate our programs.
The TAE COVID Task Force recently met to consider adjusting protocols. While we understand the importance of being together, we have a responsibility to balance togetherness with preventing the transmission of COVID-19 as much as possible.
Effective immediately and through the end of January 2022:
Services and Adult Education:
Friday evening Shabbat services will be virtual only at 7:00 p.m. Click here to view the service. This link is also available on the TAE website at www.adatelohim.com.
Saturday morning meditation services will be in-person and outdoors at 10:00 a.m. Masks required. Disposable masks such as KN95, KF94, and surgical are recommended. Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 PCR test within 48 hours of the service is required.
Saturday morning Talmud study at 8:00 a.m. and Torah study at 8:45 a.m. will be virtual via Zoom. Click here to join the Zoom meeting.
B’nai Mitzvah:
Will be held in-person.
All attendees must wear masks at all times. Disposable masks such as KN95, KF94, and surgical are recommended. Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID-19 PCR test within 48 hours of the service is required.
The b’nai mitzvah student may be unmasked only while leading and/or chanting.
Parents may be unmasked only for their Aliyah.
Private meetings with Rabbi and Cantor will be virtual.
The final run through will be in person with all participants fully masked. Disposable masks such as KN95, KF94 or surgical recommended.
Religious School:
Students will be offered the option of attending in-person or via Zoom (additional information will be sent by the Religious School).
Masks required. Teachers will be wearing KN95 or KF94 masks.
To keep students and staff as healthy as possible, it is highly recommended that students wear disposable masks such as KN95, KF94 or surgical.
Gallant-Schiff Infant Center and Early Childhood Center:
Classes will continue in person with all COVID-19 protocols enforced. Parents have been informed of the specific protocol changes.
Friday morning Tot Shabbat services will be held outdoors on the Courtyard. Classes will sit in designated zones and the service will be shorter.
Chorale and Band:
Shabbat Shira has been postponed until February 25, 2022. The task force will evaluate a possible additional postponement.
Rehearsals will be held virtually.
Miscellaneous Planned In-Person Events:
Please remember to check the TAE E-News that is emailed every Wednesday evening, the TAE Calendar, Facebook, orInstagram for updates. Some events will remain in-person.
Like all of you, we did not expect to enter 2022 with new COVID-19 restrictions. We have been told by our COVID Task Force that while highly contagious, the Omicron variant is less likely to cause the serious illnesses we’ve seen in the past, especially for those who are fully vaccinated and boosted.
We will continue to monitor and keep you informed about changes to our protocols.
We appreciate your understanding.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Barry Diamond
Juli Rycus, TAE President
Bryan Friedman, Executive Vice President
Understanding Invisible Disabilities: A Presentation by Aaron Wolf