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IMPORTANT: Return Guidelines and Service Times for re-opening from Sunday 5^th July

1. GUIDELINES

• Anyone who intends attending our services is required to pre-register to attend tefilla services via the Doodle calendar link: https://doodle.com/poll/r67f7eaafbk3u4x5#table
  • When you access the link, scroll down and complete your name and ‘tick’ services you will be attending, feel free to update your selections as necessary, but we will report attendances daily to security;
    • You will be able to mark your attendance for all weekday services and Shabbath through 31^st July initially; please note that all times on Doodle are approximate, our programme details on Anshei emails and web site will have accurate timings.
  • Note that every person will be checked-in by name for track and trace purposes at the main gate
  • On Shabbath we will operate a revised Shaharith start time, entrance to the site will be from 09.00am and Shaharith will commence at 09.15am.
    • Please note if you have NOT PRE-REGISTRATED IN ADVANCE FOR SHABBATH unfortunately you will not be able to enter the site.
• There will be no individual learning in the first week
• There will be signage directing members of the kehilla:
  • Sunday-Friday mornings: the kehilla use the main staircase to enter the Beith Hamidrash
  • Friday evenings and Shabbath: the kehilla should use the rear staircase to enter the Beith Hamidrash
• We ask that all participants fully respect the 1-meter social distancing rule;
  • Family ‘bubbles’ can sit together
• The bringing and wearing of face masks will be mandatory at all services every day
  • Face masks are a permitted item of clothing (‘beged’) on Shabbath in our current circumstances
• The conduct of our services will be somewhat different than the usual considering the current health requirements
  • Also please, no kissing, hugging, schmoozing, touching etc
  • Unfortunately, we will have no space for ladies
  • No children under 12 will be allowed in
• Anshei will have Covid-19 volunteers to monitor the kehilla’s compliance to these guidelines
• There will be hand sanitisers located around the building and all members are expected to use these
• The kehilla should use the men’s toilets off the main foyer on the ground floor
• We will not be using the kitchen near our shul, nor have any tea/coffee facilities inside
• Please note that the whole site will have to close down again if we cannot keep to social distancing or if there is an outbreak of the virus
• Needless to say, anyone who is unwell should not attend, irrespective of age.
• Please note that attendees that enter the site and participate in our services do so at their own risk and that Anshei Shalom accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any potential consequences of attending the SJWS site premises or Anshei Shalom services.

2. SERVICE TIMES, for the week commencing 5^th -11^th July:

Weekday times:

Sunday: 08.00 > 09.10

Monday: 06.50 > 08.05

Tuesday: 07.00 > 08.00

Wednesday: 07.00 > 08.00

Thursday (Ta’nith 17 Tamuz) : 06.50 > 08.20

• Fast starts 03.30
• Fast Ends 22.14
• Minha with birkat cohanim 20.45pm, followed by Arbith

Friday: 07.00 > 08.00

Our weekday minha/arbith service times Sunday – Wednesday: 19.20, or joint with SJWS at 19.30, Thursday as above.

Shabbath 10^th  and 11^th July :

• Friday night services: 19.00
• Shaharith: 09.15 (entry from 09.00 earliest)
  • No ladies please
  • No children under 12
  • Family groups can sit together in their ‘bubble’
• Minha: 20.45 to be followed by a special programme including a basic pre-wrapped Seuda Shelisheith in the Beith Hamedrash, followed by Arbith mosaei Shabbath (22.26)