Friday May 7th 2021
Early Candle Lighting @7:20PM - Actual Candle Lighting @7:43PM
Mincha @7PM
Shabbos Ends @8:51PM
Week of May 9, 2021
Sunday Shacharis @7:45AM
Monday & Thursday Shacharis @6:20 &7:45AM
Tuesday & Friday Shacharis @6:25 and 7:45AM
Wednesday RC Shacharis @6:10 and 7:35AM
Mincha/Ma'ariv Sunday - Thursday @7:50PM
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Bais Torah News
Shul Corona Safety Guidelines - Updated 4.27.2021
After over a year of living with Covid-19 restrictions, there is little doubt that we are all eager to remove our masks and return to a semblance of normalcy. While the decline in the Covid-19 positivity rate is encouraging, Bais Torah’s Board has nevertheless decided that at the present time it would not be advisable to eliminate the covid safety protocols put in place for those davening inside shul.
This decision is based on the fact that even though most people may be vaccinated, there is no guarantee that all persons entering the shul have been immunized, and even those who are vaccinated are still capable of transmitting the virus to those who are not. Covid-19 still poses a lethal threat to public health and especially to those who are vulnerable. (At NYU there are currently 163 patients in the Covid wards.) Therefore, anyone davening indoors at Bais Torah will still be required to wear a mask and keep socially distant.
The good news is that as of this week, Bais Torah will begin hosting Shabbos kiddushim and shalosh seudos in our tent. Masks will not be mandatory at these outdoor gatherings or when services resume in the tent. We would like to caution, though, that attending an outdoor event where people are literally on top of each other without a mask or other covid protocols in place is strictly a personal decision that each individual must make on his own.
As covid infection rates decline and vaccination rates increase we hope to adjust our safety protocols and continue to ease shul restrictions as soon as possible.
Bais Torah Board of Directors
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All of us should endeavor to stay at home as much as possible and only go out for our essential needs in accordance with specific guidelines suggested by our Local, State and Federal governments.
Please contact me and let me know if you need help.
I will arrange whatever is necessary to make the upcoming weeks easier for you.
Of course, you can also contact the Shul office at 845-352-1343 or click here to email Bais Torah if you have questions or need other assistance.
We are here to help each other during these unprecedented times.
With Hashem’s protection, this outbreak will pass soon
Stay Healthy and Stay Safe!
Jack Gross President
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