The United Synagogue will be issuing new guidelines on Covid safety in the light of Boris Johnson’s announcement that remaining restrictions will be lifted on July 19.
Its communities’ director Jo Grose told the JC today that the US was awaiting detailed government guidance before issuing its own recommendations “as we plan for larger attendances at shul services [and] celebrating smachot and holding events as we did before Covid.
“We know davening is not the same without singing; nor weddings without dancing.
"The government has said it will be moving away from mandatory guidance and will be preparing instead recommendations for people to follow to stay safe. Mirroring this, we are preparing a new style of guidelines which will provide options and recommended approaches for mitigating risk for communities.”
