> On 5 May 2023, at 14:55, Marty Bluke via Avodah <avodah at lists.aishdas.org> wrote: > > In Israel this happens all the time. Yes it does but I think this is de facto and wonder whether there is an official Synagogue policy. I know at least one that has such a policy but it is regularly flouted and the gabbaim decided it’s not worth fighting about. Kt Joel Rich