direct to your inboxA disabled orthodox Jewish teenager’s human rights were breached by Manchester council after he was offered respite care at a non-Jewish residential home, a judge has ruled.The teenager's family, who live in a strict orthodox Haredi Jewish community, argued he would not be able to follow kosher dietary laws or observe the Sabbath and other religious festivals during his proposed 12-week placement.They had hoped he would be placed in a more appropriate orthodox Jewish residential home in London, which would have allowed him to continue following his religious practices.Manchester council had prepared a care plan for the boy at the local care home, which would have allowed him to ‘manifest their faith as far as was.
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