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Health & Safety Practices

At Nehar Shalom, we care about the physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being

of everyone in our community,

and we recognize that we are in it together:

it takes all of us to keep all of us safe.

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The current policy:

Masks mandatory in the main sanctuary

for all attendees age 7 and up, if able to do so

COVID-19 Policy

Nehar Shalom has an outstanding committee of epidemiologists and healthcare providers who created our COVID-19 policy for the first 3.5 years of the pandemic. It has continued to evolve under the direction of the Board of Directors and with extensive input from the community. As a community, we prioritize keeping one another as safe as we can, practicing collective care. At this time, we are meeting in person for services, family programs, and other gatherings. We are livestreaming most of our services as well and value this for the access it makes possible. 

 

Before attending any in-person gatherings, please be familiar with the information and practices outlined here. If you bring guests along with you, please make sure you share this with them as well. 

 

Our masking policy is based on wastewater data. When masking is required, it will be announced in the Wednesday email newsletter, can be found on this page and will be indicated by a sign at services. We encourage you to bring your own mask, and will provide surgical masks for anyone who needs one. 

 

The current policy is: Masks mandatory in the main sanctuary for all attendees age 7 and up, if able to do so

 

As always:

  • Staying Home: Anyone who is feeling sick (regardless of positive COVID test) is asked stay home

    • Do not come if you have any symptoms! If you aren’t feeling well, or if you have any symptoms of COVID-19 or other infectious illness, please stay home. Symptoms include cough, trouble breathing, fever, fatigue, body aches or headache, sore throat, runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of taste or smell. 

    • Do not come if you have tested positive for COVID in the past 5 days or have had a fever in the past 24 hours.

  • Vaccination: We expect all eligible individuals to be fully vaccinated, including all boosters for which they are eligible, before attending in-person events. 

    • We recognize that recommendations around when to get booster shots can be highly individualized, and we recommend following the best advice of your doctor. 

    • Those who are unable to receive vaccinations or boosters for medical reasons are still welcome to attend community events. 

  • Exposure: Any individual who was exposed to COVID may attend Nehar events if they:

    • Test negative on an antigen (rapid) test just prior to the event

    • Do not unmask indoors, even in a situation where masking would otherwise be optional (e.g. to lead services or eat at kiddush)

    • Individuals who are not isolating from members of their household who are positive for COVID are asked to refrain from coming to Nehar Shalom events until 5 days after the infected individual has completed their quarantine. 

 

Thank you so much for taking the time to read through these guidelines, and for committing to help keep our community members safe.

 

You can read our full COVID-19 policy here, including data from our community survey and public health data used in decision making.

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