Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Eruvin in the News: Jerusalem 2

Don’t Touch Our Eruv

By Neta Sela

A religious war has been ensuing in Jerusalem for several months now over the placing of eruv posts (physical or symbolical fences around Jewish areas allowing children, parcels to be carried within its confines on Shabbat) in the city’s various neighborhoods.

In the last three weeks, the situation has reached new levels, and every Shabbat a group of anonymous people arrive at the eruv posts and vandalize it by cutting its wires. Read on...

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