Our Response to COVID-19
To our Temple Congregants,
After much discussion and thought, as a result of the current fluid COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, the Board of Trustees of Temple Emanu-El is suspending/cancelling all activities for an undetermined time, effective immediately. Many temples are following this same policy.
With many members of our Temple being within the highly susceptible classifications for catching the disease, precautions are important. Even though COVID-19 has not officially reached the State of Alabama yet, it is inevitable that it will and probably already has.
This suspension/cancellation includes Shabbat services, Religious school, Board Meetings, the Congregational meeting, Torah study, Hebrew lessons, Men’s Club, Sisterhood, the Passover Seder and Jewish Deli Days. We will continue to take care of the temple building, keep you informed of our status as this situation unfolds and respond to your questions or needs to the best of our ability through email and phone calls.
As always, the safety and well-being of our Temple members is at the forefront of Temple decisions and the need to be proactive is in the best interest of our members.
We will certainly provide additional updates and plans for resuming normal operations to the congregation as we monitor this situation during the days and weeks ahead.
We are not hosting any online opportunities for Shabbat services at this time. However, we encourage you to search online for synagogues offering virtual services. Temple Emanu-El of Birmingham is offering them through their website and urj.com offers many options.
Thank you for your understanding. Please be safe and stay aware of the health situation in your daily routine.
After much discussion and thought, as a result of the current fluid COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, the Board of Trustees of Temple Emanu-El is suspending/cancelling all activities for an undetermined time, effective immediately. Many temples are following this same policy.
With many members of our Temple being within the highly susceptible classifications for catching the disease, precautions are important. Even though COVID-19 has not officially reached the State of Alabama yet, it is inevitable that it will and probably already has.
This suspension/cancellation includes Shabbat services, Religious school, Board Meetings, the Congregational meeting, Torah study, Hebrew lessons, Men’s Club, Sisterhood, the Passover Seder and Jewish Deli Days. We will continue to take care of the temple building, keep you informed of our status as this situation unfolds and respond to your questions or needs to the best of our ability through email and phone calls.
As always, the safety and well-being of our Temple members is at the forefront of Temple decisions and the need to be proactive is in the best interest of our members.
We will certainly provide additional updates and plans for resuming normal operations to the congregation as we monitor this situation during the days and weeks ahead.
We are not hosting any online opportunities for Shabbat services at this time. However, we encourage you to search online for synagogues offering virtual services. Temple Emanu-El of Birmingham is offering them through their website and urj.com offers many options.
Thank you for your understanding. Please be safe and stay aware of the health situation in your daily routine.