In Germany, where coronavirus is at bay, synagogues prepare to reopen with precautions – With coronavirus at bay in Germany, local synagogues prepare to reopen – with some precautions. | Israel National News

When synagogues reopen in Germany in the coming weeks, there will be no handshakes, no hugs and no parading with the Torah, a mainstay of Shabbat services.
That’s according to rules released Friday by the Central Council of Jews in Germany, the umbrella group for some 100 synagogues and 100,000 members of Jewish communities across the country.