A stand-off at a Ripponlea synagogue has ended with police taking the details of worshippers who gathered to mark Jewish New Year, saying each will be fined for breaching public health orders.
The Age was told members of the Orthodox Jewish congregation entered the synagogue about 5am on Tuesday and indicated they would refuse to leave until nightfall.
The Age was told members of the Orthodox Jewish congregation entered the synagogue about 5am on Tuesday and indicated they would refuse to leave until nightfall.
The synagogue door was opened about 8.20pm. Fewer than 10 people filed out before the media was forced to move away from the scene when a group of people who had gathered outside became aggressive, pushing cameras and yelling insults at journalists.
Police were in the area since about 4.30am on Tuesday, blocking two lanes behind the Ripponlea synagogue. Just before midday, they were joined by staff from the Department of Health.
Read the article by Cameron Houston and Cassandra Morgan in The Age.