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Tuesday 19 August 2014

An Eruv for Brent?

Brent Council has been asked to consider an Eruv here.  An Eruv is an area of ground theoretically enclosed by a fence line, where Orthodox Jewish people can be less restricted in their movements on the Sabbath than normal.  As I understand it, the theology behind the idea is that it is in some sense domestic space, and that is why the usual Sabbath restrictions do not apply.  Of course, one group notionally taking over an area and declaring it to be theirs gives rise to theoretical problems in a multi-cultural area like Brent, but I think they are compensated by the practical convenience. 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This should never have been allowed to get past the Planning Committee last night.
It is so wrong - 4 Councillors voted for, 2 Against and 2 Abstained.
What about the street clutter that Brent Council is so famously against amongst million other reasons to not have it.

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