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With much thanks to Hashem, we opened on Thursday, July 9, and for the first Shabbat day, July 11.

Schomre will have two sets of policies, one for indoor minyanim Shabbat Day, and one for the "By your car" minyanim during the week and Kabbalat Shabbat (Friday).

Classes will continue being through Zoom, clubs will continue being postponed.

Everyone who comes should feel comfortable coming together. Anyone who does not feel comfortable coming should continue to serve Hashem at home. No one should feel that they need to come, just because the shul is open.

Please read the entire email carefully before attending services.

Shabbat Day:

· Shacharis will be starting at 9:00am with Yishtabach. Everyone should daven the beginning prayers (and Shema before 9:10am) at home, and then come to shul. The prayers will be shortened, and likely be completed at 10:30ish.

· Everyone must take their temperature before coming to Shul, by Friday. The shul may also deploy various Shabbat thermometers. Anyone who has a fever or is not feeling well must stay home. Anyone who has been in contact with a Covid patient must stay home.

· Everyone must bring their own mask (preferably N95), and their own hand sanitizer, and if they plan on drinking, their own water bottle. No masks with one way valves.

· Everyone must wear their mask from before the time that they enter the shul, until after they leave, including when they are in the bathroom.

· Bathrooms should be used at a minimum. You must clean the areas that you touch. Cleaning sprays will be placed in the bathrooms. You must sanitize your hands before and after using the bathroom.

· Everyone should sanitize their hands or gloves often, especially if they touch their face or before they touch anything else.

· Everyone should either bring their own siddur, chumash, tallis, kippa, lace head covering from home, or take one from the shul and keep it by their seat or take it home. You must sanitize your hands before coming into the shul, as well as before taking an item to your seat. Everyone should print out in large letters their name, and place it over their seat, and items.

· Everyone must sit at least 8-12 feet from each other, and in your same seat every week. People should not go over to greet or converse with others. Family members may sit together. Once someone has taken a seat, they must keep that seat. Others must not sit within 8-12 feet from them.

· No kissing of any articles.

• • The air conditioning will be turned on prior to the services, and during davening. We will also have the windows open during davening as well.
  • Reading the Torah: One person will be given the honors of opening the Aron, taking the Torah, Hagbah and Gelilah. We will be using the smaller Torah. Before and after each aliyah, the reader will step back, and the person receiving the aliyah will make the blessings and then retreat. The gabbaim will orchestrate from their seats. Alternatively, one person will be the reader for all aliyot and for the Haftorah.

· Anyone who touches the Torah must sanitize their hands/gloves beforehand and wear gloves.

· The Rabbi will speak for under 2 minutes, and will not make kiddush.

· The shul office is strictly off limits.

· The shul will be cleaned and sanitized between each shabbat.

· No food shall be brought or consumed in the building.

· All cholim must be called into the office and added in advance.

By-Your-Car Weekday (M-Th) Mincha-Maarivs at 7:00pm, Kabbalat Shabbat starting at 6:30pm, and Sunday Shacharis at 8:30am

While these prayers will be live, they will be broadcasted on zoom as well.

· When each person drives in, they should have at least 2 car spaces between them and the next car.

· People should stay in their car, stand right next to their car, or bring their own folding chair and place it right next to their car. They should not socialize and walk to each other.

· While people are in their car or right outside it, they do not need a mask (as there should be ample space)

· If people go to walk closer or to say hello, they must wear a mask

· If people are feeling sick or have been in contact with one who has been sick, they should not come.

· Bathrooms and the shul building will be locked, and should not be entered.

· Only one designated person can go into the shul to fetch people their belongings if they have left them.

· If members do not have a siddur, chumash, tallis, or the like, that one designated person can go in and take one out and lend it to them. That member should keep that item with them. If they lose the item, they will need to reimburse the shul.

· Leining - The parking lot is considered an extension of the schul. If we have a minyan, the small sefer torah can be taken out by that one mentioned person. (He will have hagbah and gelilah). All Torah reading rules will be the same as Shabbat. We will only read the Torah if there is 0% chance of rain. We will endeavor to read the Torah Monday and Thursdays at mincha.

· There will not be a necessity for a mechitza.

· The person leading the davening must either have a loud voice or use the microphone. Speeches will be allowed.

· If it is raining, then the car minyanim will be on zoom only.

Please contact Rabbi Krasner, if you want to join and cannot obtain masks or sanitizer, at least 3 days before Shabbat.

Please check your email and our website for current information and updates

 These are just a sample of the handmade cards available.   

On Thursday January 23rd  Dr. Shirley Lapiidus  lead  the discussion in "Healing during Grief", followed by a talk on "the Torah Perspective on Living Wills, Healthcare Proxies and the Value of Life in a Comtemporary Medical Society"

Rabbi Krasner  presented a number of mitzvah workshops from November 5th thru January 7th. Click here for more details.

The shul's annual chanukah dinner was held on Sunday, December 22, 2019. The dinner of brisket and latkes was enjoyed  by all those attending. 

On October 27th, the shul played host to the Jewish Federation's 2nd annual wiffle ball tournament. A good time was had by all participants.

On June 30th the shul hosted NCSY's annual Hudson Valley bike ride. Click here for more details.

The Sisterhood's annual Purim dinner was held on Thursday, March 21st .

                   Brisket                                                        Hamentashen

Dr. David Luchins was our Scholar in Residence during the weekend of October 26-27. Details about his presentations are in the flyers here and here. 

The annual raffle and cocktail party was held on June 24th.

The next to last movie in our Saturday night at the movies series was on Saturday, February 10th at 7:30pm, with the movie being "The Producers".  

Sunday, January 14th at 7:00PM a presentation was made by Sibyl Silver on her project to rescue Torahs taken during World War 11. Click here for more details. This presentation was underwritten by a grant from the Ann and Abe Effron fund, under the auspices of the Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley.

On Sunday morning, September 3rd the shul hosted a breakfast and presentation by Hanoch Teller.

Hanoch Teller is a globe-trotting modern-day maggid (storyteller of yore) renowned as the King of the Storytellers and will be speaking on "Heroic Children," his latest work.  The book which is being called the next Ann Frank, represents every stripe of a young Jewish victim, from every corner of Europe and from every religious, national and socioeconomic background.  What they all shared in common was an iron will to live - but not at all costs.  Their determination to hold onto their dignity and principles make these unforgettable stories a zenith of human achievement.  Heroic Children is a work of prodigious scholarship and spellbinding narrative.      

The party was held on june 29, 2017. Click here for pictures.

On June 25, 2017, the shul hosted the BIKENCSY event with NCSY. Information about the event is here. Photos from the event:

The Sisterhood's annual Chanukah dinner took place on Sunday, December 25, 2016 . For pictures from the dinner click here.  Shown below is Srully Wulliger performing at the dinner.