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Stay Healthy
Synagogues urge common sense
to stop flu spread at High Holidays.
Keri Guten Cohen
Story Development Editor
grateful. They recognize it immedi-
ately and they absolutely use it. We go
through bottles on a regular basis:'
wine flu may not sound too
A sampling of synagogues shows
kosher, but it can be a threat
that Temple Kol Ami and Temple Israel,
at synagogues this High
both in West Bloomfield, will have hand
Holiday season as Jews in great num-
sanitizer available. So will Temple Beth
bers head to Rosh Hashanah and Yom
El in Bloomfield Township.
Kippur services.
At Congregation B'nai Moshe in
According to the Centers for Disease West Bloomfield, bacterial soap is
Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the
available in the bathrooms, but no
last week of August showed that influ- hand sanitizer will be stationed at the
enza activity increased in the U.S.,
sanctuary doors.
with a total of 9,079 hospitalizations
"We worry about young kids getting
and 493 deaths. And last week, about
into it and getting an alcohol overdose
2,500 suspected cases were reported
from licking it off their fingers:' said
at Washington State
Charles Berris, execu-
University.
tive director.
Caution, common
Most susceptible to
Many hand sanitiz-
swine flu, or the 2009
ers contain higher
H1N1 virus, are those sense and
alcohol content
ages 6 months through
than bottled liquor.
24, pregnant women,
preventio n are key Caution here is the
those who work with
key. Used correctly,
infants and those ages factors in keeping
sanitizers are very
24-65 with chronic ill-
effective at killing
ness or compromised
germs.
the virus at bay.
immune systems. Less
The best idea is to
at risk are people 65
stay away from syna-
and older.
gogue if you are sick. Many area con-
So, what does this mean for Jews
gregations have a phone service that
gathering at local synagogues for High allows members to call in and listen to
Holiday services? Caution, common
Shabbat and High Holiday services as
sense and prevention are key factors
they are occurring.
in keeping the virus at bay.
"We want to provide the opportu-
Swine flu is spread through per-
nity for everyone to experience the
son-to-person contact, often through
high holidays:' Krakoff said. "But with
coughing and sneezing or by touching the spread of H1N1, if you're sick, stay
surfaces touched by an infected per-
home and still enjoy the service and
son and then touching your nose or
keep others healthy."
mouth. So cough or
As Rabbi Yechiel
sneeze into tissues
Morris of Young
or the crook of your
Israel of Southfield
arm, then wash thor-
puts it: "It is impor-
oughly afterward. All
tant to be in syna-
can benefit by wash-
gogue; but at the
ing their hands regu-
same time, you need
larly or using hand
to be concerned
sanitizer as well.
about fellow con-
Rabbi Krakoff
Rabbi Morris
At Congregation
gregants.
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield and B'nai
"You can pray at home. God under-
Israel in West Bloomfield, hand sani-
stands." [7
tizers have been strategically placed
for worshippers' use since the first
Symptoms of .swine flu Include fever;
announcement of HINT, says Rabbi
cough, sore throat runny or .stuffy nose,
Joseph H. Krakoff.
body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
"The bottles are everywhere at both Many of those already diagnosed also have
locations, and at the High Holidays
reported diarrhea and vomiting, .according
we're tripling that:' he said. "People are to the Centers for Disease Contra
S
May the coming year be filled with
health and happiness for all our family and friends.
L'Shanah Tovah!
Alan & Linda Kristall
Brian Kristall
Rob & Jennifer Cohon & family
May the coming year be filled with
health and happiness for all our family and friends.
L'Shanah Tovah!
May the coming year be filled with
health and happiness for all our family and friends.
L'Shanah Tovah!
Judy, Gregory, Alana
and Megan Epstein
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