Covid

Covid dramatically changed our world, greatly impacting our day to day lives. In March 2020, we quickly moved to virtual platforms for Shabbat services, religious school and all temple events. We are most grateful for our strong team of clergy, staff and members who made all of this possible. While meeting virtually is not always ideal, it has been a huge blessing and also provides new opportunities for us. For now, we will continue to meet virtually and outside for select events. When we meet outside, we wear masks and stay safely distanced.

We follow the teachings of Torah as we partner with you during these times. Pikuah Nefesh- Safeguarding Life- is our guiding principle as we explore these unchartered waters together.

The Board of Trustees established the Covid Response Team (CRT) to establish guidelines and processes to address Covid related needs for temple operations. The CRT consists of the Senior Rabbi, Associate Rabbi, President, Executive Director, Chair of House & Grounds, a Medical Representative, a Legal Representative and a Public Health Representative.

The CRT consistently assesses the situation and plans to ensure the health and safety of our members, guests, and staff. With the dynamics surrounding Covid, new information frequently becomes available resulting in changes.

We deeply appreciate your patience and commitment to working together during these challenging times and cannot wait until we can all be safely together again! We miss being together all the time.

Guidance for Outdoor Events at the temple.

Resources for Covid

• Great interactive tool to check the risk level for different activities  https://floridasafesurvey.com/
• Tracking tool for covid cases in our area: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-cases-deaths-tracker.html?referringSource=articleShare
• Sarasota Health Department at http://sarasota.floridahealth.gov/
• Manatee Health Department at https://mymanatee.org/
• Department of Health at http://www.floridahealth.gov/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at https://www.cdc.gov/
• Jewish Together at https://www.jewishtogether.org/
• National Institute of Health at  https://www.nih.gov/coronavirus
• Mental Health America at https://mhanational.org/COVID19
• Sarasota Memorial Hospital https://www.smh.com/news
• Secure Community Network at https://www.securecommunitynetwork.org/