The Supreme Court decision won’t change anything for synagogues like mine
Champions of religious freedom cheered. In their view, the court had beaten back an overreaching state. But for a synagogue community like ours, the decision is largely academic.
Orthodox Jews gather for "Hoshanot prayers" as part of their Sukkot observance on neighborhood lawn in Monsey, New York(photo credit: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR)ByRABBI YOSIE LEVINE/JTA