Communal leaders have welcomed a change of heart from the government on the numbers allowed at stone-settings.
Up to 15 people will now be able to attend a stone-setting. Under previous restrictions, the maximum number allowed at a stone-setting was six. Up to 30 people can attend a funeral.
Welcoming the move, Board of Deputies' president Marie van der Zyl said the “rule of six” for stone-settings had been “seemingly anomalous”.
The Board had asked government “for a consistent approach that will allow a minyan and additional close friends and family to attend stone-settings and give comfort to mourners. We are grateful to the government for its compassion in heeding this advice."
