Jewish Congregation of Marco Island reopens for Sabbath services

By Sue Baum, President

Since Thursday, March 12, 2020, our congregants have attended services, the Cultural Series, the Jewish Film Festival, Torah Study and Rabbi’s adult series virtually.

It was important to me to determine when we could resume normalcy, so I decided to seek guidance and established a Task Force of 11 congregants, two of whom were doctors offering their medical insight. They met regularly and researched copiously.

As the icing on the cake, a friend of the Synagogue, Dr. Gregory Poland, Director of Virus research at Mayo Clinic, editor of the medical journal, Vaccine, and a world-renowned vaccinologist, provided advice. In April, Dr. Poland advised that JCMI could reopen with strict criteria:

• Participants be fully vaccinated plus 14 days

• Social distancing

• Masks

• Temperature checks and more

We continue to offer virtual services as well.

Committees are planning events for 2022

Save these dates for our 2022 events.

The Saul I. Stern Cultural Series

Jan. 16, 2022 - Two U.S. World Ambassadors of Music - Mostly Jewish Composers

March 5, 2022 - Gulfshore Opera performing highlights of Opera and Broadway

A third program is being considered. The Sydney Hoffman Jewish Film Festival

Dec. 12, 2021; Jan. 9, 2022; Feb. 13,

Concert Series Jan. 22, 2022 - Motown Magic Feb. 19, 2022 - Alter Eagles We look forward to the community joining us, back to normal.