COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
This page will be updated, as circumstances evolve, with the latest guidance from the Rabbinical Council of America regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus
RCA Statement on New York COVID Protests
Hoshanot v’Hakafot b’Zman haDavar
OU/RCA Guidance for Succot and Simchat Torah
The Minhag of Bowing Down to the Ground on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Davening Guide and Printable Machzor for Rosh Hashanah
Simchat Torah and Sukkot Concerns During COVID
RCA-OU Guidance for Yamim Noraim
Responsibility for Safe School Openings
Taanit 17 Tamuz in the time of COVID-19
The Mourning Customs of the Three Weeks
Davening on Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
17 Tammuz, Tisha B’Av, Yamim Nora’im, and More
The Coronavirus Pandemic 2019-20 – Historical, Medical & Halakhic Perspectives: 2nd Edition
Health, Emotional, Financial & Religious Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Jewish Community
Ethics of Medical Resource Rationing and Triage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
White House National Faith Leaders Follow-up Resources
Jewish Communal Scenario Planning Resources
DHS and FEMA Recommendations for Reopening Houses of Worship
Minchat Asher: Inyanei Corona – Third Edition
A Guide for Shavuos Without a Shul
Minyanim and other Gatherings in the Current Situation
Guidance for the Chevra Kadisha During Corona
Mechitza for an Outdoor Minyan
The Proper Time to Daven Maariv on the Second Night of Shavuos
What to Consider When You Reopen Your Building
U.S. Department of Labor Advances Protection for Religious Liberty
Recording: OU/RCA Webcast with Dr. Anthony Fauci
RCA and OU Guidance on Reopening Shuls
Payment of rent by families returning abroad in the outbreak of Corona disease
Piskei Rav Willig: Gabba’im and the Bima
Recording: Viruses & Violence — Antisemitism in the Shadow of COVID-19
Torah Reading When Shuls בע”ה are Reopened and Social Distancing is Still Required
The Leadership of a True Giant
Minchat Asher: Lekut Shiurim u’Teshuvot, Igrot u’Mamaarim haNoagim l’Mageifat haCorona
Minyanim on Balconies and Courtyards
History, Medical and Halachic Aspects of COVID-19
White House COVID-19 Relief Update
How to Talk About the Coronavirus With Kids
Corona patient Who Tasted from an Institutional Pot
Wearing Gloves While Receiving a Get
Cutting Your Hair During Sefirah for those Who Have Been Unable to Due to COVID-19
Make-Up Torah Readings After Returning to Shul
Making Up Missed Weeks of Kriyat haTorah
Making Up Missed Weeks of Krias HaTorah Once Shuls Reopen
Saying Birchas Ha’gomel With a Minyan Assembled Over Zoom
Recording: Educating – and Protecting – Kids During the Pandemic
Birchas HaGomel During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Wearing Gloves and Masks Without an Eruv During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Update on Administration COVID-19 Efforts
CoronaCrush & JScreen Partner to Promote Relationships & Health During Social Distancing
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim
The Customs of Aveilus on Sefirah
Aveilus and Aninus for Delayed Burials
Instructions for Mohalim during Coronavirus
Tzedaka is important all the time. How much more so in times like these.
Calling the Hospital on Shabbos or Yom Tov
Payment for Canceled Pesach 2020 Vacations
Hilkhot Aveilut according to the Piskei Halachah of Rav Asher Weiss
Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force Update Americans on Response Efforts
Fighting Hate From Home: Preventing Zoombombing and Using New Zoom Tools for Safer Meetings
Pidyon ha-Ben During Coronavirus
Guidelines for Burial on Shabbos and Yom Tov
COVID-19 Protocols for Levayahs and Cemeteries
Melacha on Chol ha-Moed during Coronavirus
Compendeium on Inyanei Coronavirus
The President’s Passover Greetings during COVID-19
A Message from Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
Ensuring Everyone a Safe Passover
Guidelines and Suggestions for Officiating Clergy at Funerals and Shiva
Mental Health and the Three Day Yom Tov
Erev Pesach 2020 Simchat haChag
Turning Loneliness into Solitude
COVID-19 Chizuk Letter from Israel
Chief Rabbi David Lau shares a message with Diaspora Jewry Pesach 2020
Important Message from R. Dr. Glatt to Share With Your Kehillah
How To Embrace The Pesach None of Us Expected
Satmar Kol Koreh on COVID-19 and Pesach
Participating in a Simcha via Zoom
Saying “Kol Dichfin” at the Seder
Expanded Guidelines for Taharas Hameis
Practice Leadership ‘Ands’ During Times Of Uncertainty And Disruption
Tzurba M’Rabanan Special Edition
Ordering Chametz on Pesach that Won’t Arrive Until After Pesach
Ventilator Triage During a Pandemic
Recording: Q & A with Rav Mordechai Willig for Health Care and Military Chaplains
Video Conference Best Practices
Benjamin and Rose Berger Pesach To-Go® 5780 from Yeshiva University
Collected Q & A on Inyanei Pesach – Rav Willig
Erev Shabbos Music During Sefirah
COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Aid Conference Call Follow-Up
Pesach Luach for COVID-19 Crisis
Making Pesach for the First Time Cheat Sheet
Rabbinic Leadership & Self Care During Coronavirus Crisis
Priority in Healthcare Treatment
Showering After Tevilas Nashim
Protect Yourself and Your Kehillah from Zoombombing
10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Kelim Bill of Sale administered by the Beth Din of America
Pesach Supplies – Rabbinic Information
Inaccessible Chametz – חמץ שאינו ברשותו
Baby Naming for a Girl – קריאת שם לבת
Tefilat Tal – הפיוט שאומרים בקשר להזכרת הטל
Hallel on Leil Pesach – הלל בליל פסח
Returning from Hospital on Shabbat
When the Lubavitcher Rebbe Self-Quarantined for the Seder
Coronavirus: More Teshuvot from Rav Herschel Schachter
Shiur: Public Health, Jewish Law & Corona
Inyanei Coronavirus: Recording of Q & A with Rav Hershel Schachter
March 25, 2020 Update: COVID-19 Guidelines for Chevros Kadisha
Choleh in Isolation – חולה בבידוד
Guidelines on Employment Issues during the Coronavirus Epidemic
Kelim Bill of Sale administered by the Beth Din of America
The Sanzer Rebbe on Corona: Anger and Tension in the home is worse than Chametz
Worldwide Yom Tefillah – Tomorrow- March 25, 2020
Joint Statement to the Orthodox Community Regarding Pesach
Food Safety and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Important Joint Statement to the Orthodox Community – COVID-19
Q/A with Rav Schachter and Rav Willig with Permission from Mizrachi Rabbi Chat
Emotional Survival Guide for COVID-19
Transcript of Rav Hershel Schachter’s RCA Q/A
White House Coronavirus Task Force Updates
Helpful Links For Pesach Preparation in the Age of COVID-19
Rav Herschel Schachter on Removing a Coronavirus Patient from a Respirator
Amazing Online Shtar Harsha’ah Form from the cRc
RCA-OU Statements: STAY HOME / Half Day Fast Called for Tomorrow, Thursday, March 19
Coronavirus: Kashrut and Seder Seminars / Online Shtar Harsha’ah / Siyyum Bechorim / Tradition
Recording: Public Health Webinar for Rabbis on COVID-19
Coronavirus: Kelim Mikvah / Birkat Hachodesh
Ketuvot 8b ~ When Some Plagues End, and Others Begin — Talmudology
Coronavirus: Halacha le-Ma’aseh
COVID-19: Hoarding and Community
Online Tefillot Gathering Data Collection
COVID19 FAQ for Faith and Community Leaders
Rav Schachter: Mikvah / Avelut
Kosher lePesach: Bittul of Chametz Ingredients Before Pesach
Chief Rabbi Yosef’s Instructions and Prayer concerning the Corona Outbreak
Link to Rav Schachter’s Q and A re: Coronavirus
The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America
COVID-19 Restrictions and Halachic Compulsion
Coronavirus: Dozens of Important Links
Rav Willig on Davening be-yechidus
Psak Halachah from HaRav Hershel Schachter shlit”a
Open Letter from Dr. Daniel Berman and Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
Letter from Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau on the Coronavirus
RCA: New Practical Coronavirus Guidelines (a letter from the Five Towns)
Proclamation on the National Day of Prayer for all Americans Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus: Guidance for Shuls and Communities
Coronavirus: Shul Guidelines / RCA Convention Update
COVID-19 Guidelines for Chevros Kadisha
NY State Department of Health Guidelines for Houses of Worship
Coronavirus Government Health Updates
Health, Emotional, Financial & Religious Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Jewish Community
White House National Faith Leaders Follow-up Resources
Jewish Communal Scenario Planning Resources
DHS and FEMA Recommendations for Reopening Houses of Worship
U.S. Department of Labor Advances Protection for Religious Liberty
Recording: OU/RCA Webcast with Dr. Anthony Fauci
White House COVID-19 Relief Update
How to Talk About the Coronavirus With Kids
Update on Administration COVID-19 Efforts
Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force Update Americans on Response Efforts
Fighting Hate From Home: Preventing Zoombombing and Using New Zoom Tools for Safer Meetings
The President’s Passover Greetings during COVID-19
Mental Health and the Three Day Yom Tov
Video Conference Best Practices
COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Aid Conference Call Follow-Up
10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak
HIGHLIGHTS | President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force Provide an Update to Americans
Food Safety and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Abuse: Urgent Update Regarding Safety During COVID-19
Emotional Survival Guide for COVID-19
White House Coronavirus Task Force Updates
Recording: Public Health Webinar for Rabbis on COVID-19
COVID19 FAQ for Faith and Community Leaders
The President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America
Coronavirus: Dozens of Important Links
Open Letter from Dr. Daniel Berman and Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
Proclamation on the National Day of Prayer for all Americans Affected by the Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 Guidelines for Chevros Kadisha
NY State Department of Health Guidelines for Houses of Worship
Coronavirus Halacha
OU/RCA Guidance for Purim 2021
Hoshanot v’Hakafot b’Zman haDavar
OU/RCA Guidance for Succot and Simchat Torah
The Minhag of Bowing Down to the Ground on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Davening Guide and Printable Machzor for Rosh Hashanah
Simchat Torah and Sukkot Concerns During COVID
RCA-OU Guidance for Yamim Noraim
Taanit 17 Tamuz in the time of COVID-19
The Mourning Customs of the Three Weeks
Davening on Shiva Asar B’Tamuz
The Coronavirus Pandemic 2019-20 – Historical, Medical & Halakhic Perspectives: 2nd Edition
Ethics of Medical Resource Rationing and Triage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Minchat Asher: Inyanei Corona – Third Edition
A Guide for Shavuos Without a Shul
Minyanim and other Gatherings in the Current Situation
Guidance for the Chevra Kadisha During Corona
Mechitza for an Outdoor Minyan
The Proper Time to Daven Maariv on the Second Night of Shavuos
RCA and OU Guidance on Reopening Shuls
Payment of rent by families returning abroad in the outbreak of Corona disease
Torah Reading When Shuls בע”ה are Reopened and Social Distancing is Still Required
Minchat Asher: Lekut Shiurim u’Teshuvot, Igrot u’Mamaarim haNoagim l’Mageifat haCorona
Minyanim on Balconies and Courtyards
History, Medical and Halachic Aspects of COVID-19
Corona patient Who Tasted from an Institutional Pot
Wearing Gloves While Receiving a Get
Cutting Your Hair During Sefirah for those Who Have Been Unable to Due to COVID-19
Make-Up Torah Readings After Returning to Shul
Making Up Missed Weeks of Kriyat haTorah
Making Up Missed Weeks of Krias HaTorah Once Shuls Reopen
Saying Birchas Ha’gomel With a Minyan Assembled Over Zoom
Birchas HaGomel During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Wearing Gloves and Masks Without an Eruv During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Towards a Bibliography of Coronavirus-related Articles & Seforim
The Customs of Aveilus on Sefirah
Aveilus and Aninus for Delayed Burials
Instructions for Mohalim during Coronavirus
Tzedaka is important all the time. How much more so in times like these.
Calling the Hospital on Shabbos or Yom Tov
Payment for Canceled Pesach 2020 Vacations
Hilkhot Aveilut according to the Piskei Halachah of Rav Asher Weiss
Pidyon ha-Ben During Coronavirus
Guidelines for Burial on Shabbos and Yom Tov
COVID-19 Protocols for Levayahs and Cemeteries
Melacha on Chol ha-Moed during Coronavirus
Compendeium on Inyanei Coronavirus
A Message from Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
Guidelines and Suggestions for Officiating Clergy at Funerals and Shiva
Participating in a Simcha via Zoom
Expanded Guidelines for Taharas Hameis
Tzurba M’Rabanan Special Edition
Ventilator Triage During a Pandemic
Recording: Q & A with Rav Mordechai Willig for Health Care and Military Chaplains
Pesach Luach for COVID-19 Crisis
Priority in Healthcare Treatment
Kelim Bill of Sale administered by the Beth Din of America
Baby Naming for a Girl – קריאת שם לבת
Returning from Hospital on Shabbat
Shiur: Public Health, Jewish Law & Corona
March 25, 2020 Update: COVID-19 Guidelines for Chevros Kadisha
Guidelines on Employment Issues during the Coronavirus Epidemic
Kelim Bill of Sale administered by the Beth Din of America
Worldwide Yom Tefillah – Tomorrow- March 25, 2020
Important Joint Statement to the Orthodox Community – COVID-19
Rav Herschel Schachter on Removing a Coronavirus Patient from a Respirator
RCA-OU Statements: STAY HOME / Half Day Fast Called for Tomorrow, Thursday, March 19
Ketuvot 8b ~ When Some Plagues End, and Others Begin — Talmudology
Coronavirus: Halacha le-Ma’aseh
COVID-19: Hoarding and Community
Online Tefillot Gathering Data Collection
Chief Rabbi Yosef’s Instructions and Prayer concerning the Corona Outbreak
COVID-19 Restrictions and Halachic Compulsion
Rav Willig on Davening be-yechidus
Psak Halachah from HaRav Hershel Schachter shlit”a
Letter from Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau on the Coronavirus
RCA: New Practical Coronavirus Guidelines (a letter from the Five Towns)
Coronavirus: Guidance for Shuls and Communities
Coronavirus Halacha Q&A
17 Tammuz, Tisha B’Av, Yamim Nora’im, and More
Piskei Rav Willig: Gabba’im and the Bima
Expanded Guidelines for Taharas Hameis
Ordering Chametz on Pesach that Won’t Arrive Until After Pesach
Collected Q & A on Inyanei Pesach – Rav Willig
Erev Shabbos Music During Sefirah
Showering After Tevilas Nashim
Inyanei Coronavirus: Recording of Q & A with Rav Hershel Schachter
Choleh in Isolation – חולה בבידוד
Rav Schachter: Tevillat Keilim, Mechirat Chametz, Ta’anit Bekhorim
Q/A with Rav Schachter and Rav Willig with Permission from Mizrachi Rabbi Chat
Transcript of Rav Hershel Schachter’s RCA Q/A
Coronavirus: Kelim Mikvah / Birkat Hachodesh
Coronavirus Pesach Guidelines
OU/RCA Pesach Guidance for Shuls and Communities
Payment for Canceled Pesach 2020 Vacations
A Message from Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt
Ensuring Everyone a Safe Passover
Erev Pesach 2020 Simchat haChag
Turning Loneliness into Solitude
Chief Rabbi David Lau shares a message with Diaspora Jewry Pesach 2020
Important Message from R. Dr. Glatt to Share With Your Kehillah
How To Embrace The Pesach None of Us Expected
Satmar Kol Koreh on COVID-19 and Pesach
Saying “Kol Dichfin” at the Seder
Ordering Chametz on Pesach that Won’t Arrive Until After Pesach
Benjamin and Rose Berger Pesach To-Go® 5780 from Yeshiva University
Collected Q & A on Inyanei Pesach – Rav Willig
Pesach Luach for COVID-19 Crisis
Making Pesach for the First Time Cheat Sheet
Pesach Supplies – Rabbinic Information
Inaccessible Chametz – חמץ שאינו ברשותו
Tefilat Tal – הפיוט שאומרים בקשר להזכרת הטל
Hallel on Leil Pesach – הלל בליל פסח
When the Lubavitcher Rebbe Self-Quarantined for the Seder
Coronavirus: More Teshuvot from Rav Herschel Schachter
The Sanzer Rebbe on Corona: Anger and Tension in the home is worse than Chametz
Video Recording: Rabbi Willig on Online Mechirat Chametz
Joint Statement to the Orthodox Community Regarding Pesach
Q/A with Rav Schachter and Rav Willig with Permission from Mizrachi Rabbi Chat
Helpful Links For Pesach Preparation in the Age of COVID-19
Amazing Online Shtar Harsha’ah Form from the cRc
Coronavirus: Kashrut and Seder Seminars / Online Shtar Harsha’ah / Siyyum Bechorim / Tradition
Coronavirus: Halacha le-Ma’aseh
Kosher lePesach: Bittul of Chametz Ingredients Before Pesach