Health & Safety Protocol Update:
Masking is optional for all in attendance at all synagogue programs, weekday services, Shabbat services, in our administrative offices, Religious School and ECC as well.
As per the New Jersey Department of Health and CDC, individuals coming out of their 5 day isolation or quarantine (if symptoms have resolved or are in decline) will be required to wear a mask at all times from day 6 to day 10. More information regarding these guidelines can be found here.
Here are the guidelines are if you are identified as a close contact having been exposed to someone that tested positive for Covid-19. This is information directly from the Covid-19 NJ website.
Who needs to quarantine?
If you are not up to with vaccinations:
You should stay home and quarantine for 5 days, monitor for symptoms, and get tested at least 5 days after exposure.
After ending quarantine, for 5 additional days, you should wear a mask around others, delay travel, avoid persons at high-risk for severe illness, and avoid places where you can’t wear a mask.
If you are unable to wear a mask when around others, you should continue to quarantine for a full 10 days.
If symptoms occur, you should immediately isolate until a negative test confirms symptoms are not attributable to COVID-19. If you test positive for COVID-19, you should isolate for 5 days from the date of the positive test result.
Who does NOT need to quarantine?
Persons who are up to date with vaccinations (completed a primary series of COVID-19 vaccine AND have received all recommended vaccine doses, including boosters[1] and additional primary shots for some immunocompromised people).
Persons who had confirmed COVID-19 within the last 90 days.
You do not need to quarantine. But you should wear a well-fitted mask around others for 10 days and get tested at least 5 days after the exposure (recently recovered persons do not need to test).
If symptoms occur, or if you test positive, you should immediately isolate for at least 5 days after the date when symptoms began or the date of the positive test result.
More information is available on the Covid-19 NJ website.
Links to Covid-19 Activity Reports:
Covid ActNow
NJ DoH
CDC
NJ DoH Isolation and Quarantine Guidance
