{"id":64,"date":"2020-03-24T20:14:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T00:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2021-06-09T09:07:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:07:42","slug":"local","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/judaism\/local\/","title":{"rendered":"North America &#8212; Local Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>California<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Los Angeles\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/13\/bouskila\/\">Message from Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, Westwood Village Synagogue<\/a> (March 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/16\/westwood-village-synagogue\/\">Westwood Village Synagogue guidelines <\/a>(March 16, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Colorado<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/25\/rocky-mountain-funeral-guidelines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council: Funeral guidelines for the COVID-19 crisis<\/a> (March 25, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Florida<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/Young-Israel-Deerfield-Beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Young Israel of Deerfield Beach: Letter regarding a &#8220;rogue minyan&#8221;<\/a> (May 12, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Georgia<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/08\/06\/jewish-law-might-require-stricter-social-distancing-than-state-regulations-april-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">Jewish law might require stricter social distancing than state regulations<\/a> (April 23, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Illinois<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Chicago Rabbinical Council\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/CRC-March-15.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No communal prayer<\/a> (March 15, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/07\/07\/crc-17-tammuz-9-av\/\">Fasting on 17 Tammuz and 9 Av<\/a> (July 7, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Maine<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/12\/beth-israel-waterville\/\">Beth Israel Congregation, Waterville<\/a> (March 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/27\/shaarey-tephiloh-passover\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Shaarey Tephiloh, Portland: Passover guidelines<\/a> (March 27, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/08\/03\/levey-principles-reopening\/\">Levey Day School, Portland: Guiding principles for reopening<\/a> (August 3, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2021\/06\/04\/adas-yoshuron-returning\/\">Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, Rockland: Returning to the sanctuary<\/a> (June 4, 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Maryland<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Baltimore\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/25\/do-not-fast\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rabbinical Council: Do NOT fast today even if you made a Kabbalas Taanis<\/a> (March 25, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/04\/VAAD-BALTIMORE-re-TUITION-TZEDAKA-.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabbinical Council: Private school tuition payments<\/a> (March 30, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/05\/ShulSafetyFlyer-Baltimore.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reopening shuls in the wake of COVID-19: Preparedness and prevention guidelines<\/a> (undated, before May 22, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Michigan<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Michigan Board of Rabbis\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/09\/mbor-re-opening-simchas\/\">Proposal for re-opening Simchas<\/a> (June 9, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/10\/mbor-funeral-updated\/\">Funeral policy (updated)<\/a> (June 10, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Minnesota<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/12\/mn-letter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Joint letter regarding COVID-19\u2019s impact on the Jewish community<\/a> (March 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/01\/mra-funeral-practices\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Minnesota Rabbinical Association: Funeral practices during the current COVID-19 crisis<\/a> (April 1, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/21\/response-staysafemn\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Minnesota Rabbinical Association\u2019s unanimous response to StaySafeMN<\/a> (May 21, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/07\/14\/minnesota-rabbinical-mask-mandate\/\">Minnesota Rabbinical Association advocates for mask mandate<\/a> (July 14, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Missouri<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bais Abraham, St. Louis\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/26\/bais-abe-tehillim\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">St. Louis Community Tehillim [Psalms]<\/a> (March 26, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/05\/St-Louis-Pesach-Statement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pesach [Passover] statement from the Jewish Medical Advisory Board and community rabbis<\/a> (March 27, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/05\/Missouri-absentee-ballots.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Community Relations Council: Voting by absentee ballot<\/a> (undated, before May 5, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>New Jersey<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Rabbinical Council of Bergen County (RCBC)\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/04\/RCBC-Letter-March-12-2020.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter March 12 <\/a>(March 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/Rabbinical-Council-of-Bergen-County.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter March 19 <\/a>&nbsp;(March 19, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2021\/06\/Untitled-document.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter March 26<\/a> (March 26, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/07\/rcbc-letter-march-29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter March 29 <\/a>(March 29, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/RCBC-Letter-April-1-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter April 1 <\/a>&nbsp;(April 1, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/RCBC-letter-april-21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter April 21<\/a> (April 21, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/07\/rcbc-letter-may-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter May 5&nbsp;<\/a> (May 5, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/06\/RCBC-Letter-May-13-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter May 13 <\/a>(May 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/07\/rcbc-letter-may-24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter May 24 <\/a>(May 24, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/07\/rcbc-letter-may-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter May 26<\/a> (May 26, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/07\/RCBC-letter-june-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter June 18<\/a> (June 18, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2021\/06\/RCBC-SchoolsJointLetter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Reopening of Yeshivot<\/a> (undated, before September 9, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2021\/06\/Sept.9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter September 9<\/a> (September 9, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2021\/06\/RCBC-Letter-December-2-2020_Page_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RCBC Letter December 2<\/a> (December 2, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/04\/Lakewood-porch-minyanim.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lakewood: Guidelines for Porch Minyanim<\/a> (April 17, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/22\/raritan-valley-minyan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vaad Harabonim of Raritan Valley: Limited Minyan gatherings<\/a> (May 22, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>New York<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>New York City\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/12\/torah-umesorah-vaad-roshei-yeshiva-school-closures\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Torah Umesorah Vaad Roshei Yeshiva: School closures<\/a> (March 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/06\/nybr-cemeteries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A loving call from the New York Board of Rabbis for stringency at cemeteries<\/a> (April 6, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/04\/\u05d2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d9-\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea-\u05e9\u05dc-\u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9-\u05d1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5-\u05e4\u05d0\u05e8\u05e7-\u05dc\u05e8\u05d2\u05dc-\u05de\u05d7\u05dc\u05ea-\u05d4\u05e7\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statement by Borough Park Rabbis<\/a> (April 5, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/05\/Satmar-Kol-Koreh-on-COVID-19-Pesach.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Satmar Statement on Seders<\/a> (April 5, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/07\/pesach-alone\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Yeshivat Chovevei Torah: COVID-19 and the challenge of spending Pesach alone<\/a> (April 7, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Ohio<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Cincinnati\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/13\/beis-din-of-cincinnati\/\">Beis Din of Cincinnati<\/a> (March 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/Golschmiedt-Derashah-for-Shabbat-Ki-Tisa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt, Sha&#8217;arei Torah: Derashah for Shabbat Ki Tisa<\/a> (March 13, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/03_24-Cleveland-pesach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Va&#8217;ad Ha-Rabonnim of Cleveland: Travel for Passover<\/a> (March 24, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Pennsylvania<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Greater Philadelphia Board of Rabbis\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/20\/philadelphia-funeral-practices\/\">Funeral practices<\/a> (March 20, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/05\/06\/philadelphia-updated-guidelines-funerals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Updated guidelines for funerals during the COVID-19 public health crisis<\/a> (May 6, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/29\/philadelphia-re-opening\/\">Letter on re-opening<\/a> (June 29, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/files\/2020\/03\/Lower-Merion-Community-Physicians-Statement-on-COVID-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lower Merion (Pa.) Community Physicians statement on COVID-19<\/a> (March 15, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/30\/august-saying-goodbye\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Rabbi Tsurah August, Jewish Family &amp; Children\u2019s Service of Greater Philadelphia: Saying good-bye when you cannot be at bedside<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Texas<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/21\/dallas-reopening-synagoues\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dallas-area Orthodox rabbis on reopening synagoues<\/a> (April 21, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Toronto<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto Board of Rabbis:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/20\/toronto-rabbis-passover\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Statement on celebrating Passover 5780\/2020<\/a> (March 20, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/08\/toronto-rabbis-reopening\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Statement regarding communal reopening<\/a> (June 8, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/12\/toronto-safer-minyanim\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Toronto Jewish Community COVID-19 Task Force: Guidance for safer minyanim during COVID-19 <\/a>(June 12, 2020)<\/li>\n<li class=\"post-header\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/06\/19\/darchei-noam-reopen\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Darchei Noam: Determining when we will be ready to reopen<\/a> (June 19, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Virginia<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/15\/chabad-charlottesville\/\">Chabad of Charlottesville, Va.<\/a> (March 15, 2020)<\/p>\n<h4>Washington, D.C., area<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/17\/local-kosher-businesses\/\">Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Washington: Caring for our local kosher businesses<\/a> (March 17, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/03\/22\/kemp-mill-mikvah\/\">Kemp Mill Synagogue: Mikvah guidelines<\/a> (March 22, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/01\/stay-home-save-lives\/\">STAY HOME. SAVE LIVES.<\/a> (April 1, 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/2020\/04\/21\/sefirah-yise\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Young Israel Shomrai Emunah: Unique Halachic notes for Sefirah this year<\/a> (April 21, 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Los Angeles Message from Rabbi Daniel Bouskila, Westwood Village Synagogue (March 13, 2020) Westwood Village Synagogue guidelines (March 16, 2020) Colorado Rocky Mountain Rabbinical Council: Funeral guidelines for the COVID-19 crisis (March 25, 2020) Florida Young Israel of Deerfield Beach: Letter regarding a &#8220;rogue minyan&#8221; (May 12, 2020) Georgia Jewish law might require stricter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1764,"featured_media":0,"parent":41,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1764"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":72,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3138,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/3138"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/coronaguidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}