I don’t know how Health and Safety can allow the hail of sweets that greets bar- and batmitzvahs at the end of their synagogue performance.

It’s a wonder the emergency services are not called more often after an errant throw catches someone in the eye or back of the head. But one synagogue has found an answer. 

Finchley Reform will permit only one type of confectionary missile to be used: kosher marshmallows.

As kosher marshmallows don’t come ready-wrapped, each one has to be individually wrapped by the celebrating families in advance.