Masks are optional, except in Section A of the sanctuary.
New Masking Policy for the Bima during Torah Service (3 month trial period beginning 8/8/2026) months:
Masking on the Bimah during the Torah service will now be optional for everyone, unless a Torah reader or a person having an aliyah requests masking during the 1st-6th aliyot or the maftir aliyah. For aliyot 1-6 and the maftir aliyah only, masking would be required for everyone on the bimah as long as the person requesting masking remains on the bimah.
Masking is optional for everyone on the bimah during the 7th aliyah, and those reading torah or coming up for that aliyah cannot request everyone to be masked. However, if the person having the 6th aliyah requested masking and remains on the bimah for the 7 th Aliyah, those coming up for the 7th aliyah would need to mask. They can remove their masks when their aliyah is over, unless the person having the Maftir aliyah also requests everyone be masked. For the maftir aliyah, if some of the people who came up for the 7th aliyah don’t want to remain masked, they can step off the bimah, as long as one person remains.
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