Rav Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary
- Leading multiple services on the same day (August 7)
Category: High Holidays (Page 2 of 2)
Join me in a thought experiment:
What if we decided and announced right now that we will not have large gatherings for the High Holy Days this fall?
We know that for many of our people it will not be safe to be out in public in September.… Read the rest
Last week, the Conservative Movement approved a responsum permitting the livestreaming of religious services on Shabbat and holidays (with several caveats and constraints, and with the acknowledgement that the COVID-19 crisis accelerated the urgency of a question that was already being studied.)… Read the rest
Prepared by Rabbi Pamela Barmash, with contributions by Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg and Rabbi Jan Uhrbach
Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS.
A quandary lies before us as rabbis, hazzanim, and lay leaders. Should our congregations offer in-person davenning for the High Holidays 5781/2020 when not all of us may attend in person?… Read the rest
Rav Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary
- Abridging high holiday prayers (July 12)
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… Read the rest
Prepared by Rabbi Robert Scheinberg.
Please note that this is not an official responsum of the CJLS.
Because of the potential of the release of dangerous levels of aerosols in the act of Shofar blowing, many communities are contemplating ways to do Shofar blowing outdoors and for smaller groups.… Read the rest
