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Updated 4/05/2020:

Dear Congregants and Friends,

We hope that this letter finds you safe and well as we navigate this new reality together.

This letter is the last regular Monday communication you will receive. With most of the COVID-19 ERC’s recommendations having been or soon to be implemented, coupled with our new technologies now purchased, created and in use, the need for weekly communication has dissipated. Written communication such as this will go forward therefore only on an as-needed basis. Cantor Allen, however, will continue to communicate with you through her Friday weekly reflections.

We owe a debt of gratitude to this committee for providing the map that we have used to navigate CBS through these troubled waters. Thank you to Chair Brent Sasley, Cantor Allen, VP Mike Kapin, and Past President Yael Sasley for their tireless efforts, dedication and concern on behalf of us all!

We held our 3rd Wednesday evening conference call and agreed to comply with Governor Abbot’s recommendation regarding keeping schools (and our Beth Shalom campus) closed until May 5^th. Most likely, this date will be extended.

Resources for dealing with COVID-19:

WHO handwashing technique.

Information on COVID-19 and how it is spreading: 

• Centers for Disease Control. 

• World Health Organization. 

• Jewish Federations of North America.

Meeting our religious and spiritual needs: 

• Union for Reform Judaism tools for coping with COVID-19.  

• Prayer in place of Mourner’s Kaddishduring social distancing.

• Cantors Assembly list of live-streaming services. 

• Online Learning Opportunities, from My Jewish Learning.

Things to do while staying home with kids: 

• Tips on what to do with your kids when school is cancelled. 

• Virtual tours of museums. 

• Other virtual tours, including Yellowstone National Park, Mars, and more.

• Streaming operas from the Metropolitan Opera. 

• Giant List of Ideas for Being Home with Kids. 

• Scholastic Learn at Home activities. 

• 3 Weeks of Maker Stations.