Yom Chamishi, 25 Iyyar 5772
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Rabbis left without a prayer at councils

The Jewish Chronicle
16th February 2012

Rabbis from across the religious spectrum have decried the High Court ruling prohibiting prayer sessions at council meetings.

The ruling stems from a court case brought by a former Devon councillor and backed by the National Secular Society. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has derided the ban as a challenge to the "fundamental and hard-fought" British "right to worship".  Read more