Covid Compliant Minyanim Update

 Sunset Of Covid Minyans see below

Updated Minyanim scheduels and locations

Bais Rochel, Carey and Monmouth. Indoors. Shabbos Only. Early mincha Erev Shabbos. (This week is 6 PM, followed by Kabalas Shabbos / Maariv.

Social distancing. Ezras Nashim available. Currently, masks mandated. Considering to continue and have an area in the room where masks are optional for those who completed the vaccine series two or more weeks ago or who were recently tested and have antibodies. Davening is led by baalei tefilah, not chazanim. The pace is such that we are a tefilah-focused, no talking minyan. Contact T Black covidminyans@jewishamerica.com

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646 14th Street

Outdoors, heated tent. Mask expected for those without antibodies. Daily

Shacharis 7:30 AM. Maariv 8 PM Shabbos Mincha Erev Shabbos Licht Bentching. Shacharis 8:30. Mincha 45 min before Shekia, Maariv 60 min after

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167 Glen

Outdoors, heated tent Daily and Shabbos. Planning to close in a few weeks.

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Sons of Israel Madison and 6th. Indoors Daily Shacharis 8 AM (Sun) 7AM (M-F) and the mincha-maariv (pre and post shkia) minyan expects masking. Shabbos minyanim expects masking. Ample room for social distancing.

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The Westgate Shabbos minyan at 180 Hillside is trying to continue on. Needs chizuk.

Sunset Of Covid Minyans 

by Covid minyans USA

We survived, B"H.

As of this moment, I know of just one Covid-protective minyan with a plan to continue, the 14th Street minyan, probably in non-protective mode. It was established for Covid AND ALSO to give someone's parent a place to daven. 

As of this moment, experts are a bit baffled over the fact that the South African and Brazilian variants haven't made an impact. We still and will always need rachimim from the Toleh Eretz Ahl Bli Mah, The Government of all governments, really the only One. 

By His decree, there was a time for Raban Shimon Bar Yochai and his son to learn, daven, and live in a cave. It must have been very stressful for them. And there was a time for them to come out. They emerged as greater people. We can assume that these giants eventually looked back and realized that their pain was well worth their gain. 

Whomever survived Covid to date gained and grew, some more than others, no matter where they davened or how they celebrated simchos. 

We changed! We emerged a bit more from our shells / bubbles and learned about ourselves and about others. And we made some great connections, discovered new people, discovered new strengths. 

It became more real to us all that life as we know it is so fragile. It does not last forever. And only by submitting and connecting to Hashem, a life that one can yearn for will be forever.