Posted on 06/01/2016 8:36:22 AM PDT by C19fan
A six-mile perimeter could be created around an area of North London to help Orthodox Jews avoid restrictions on the Sabbath. Fishing wire would be suspended from tall poles to create the boundary for what would become a huge eruv, acting as an extension of the walls of a home which would give Jews greater freedom. But there are concerns the proposal to Camden Council by a group of synagogues could lead to ghettoisation of the area, following similar fears raised in another application nearby in 2014.
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No because Christmas lights aren’t meant to get around a rule. They are using the wire to avoid a restriction. You may as well ignore the restriction if you are going to create ways to get past it.
We are apparently talking about two different things. One is free to analyze the role of Eruv to one’s heart’s content. Knock yourself out doing so. My point is that an eruv causes far, far less notice (most people can’t even see it) and no more “harm” to the community at large than a town’s electricity pole strewn Christmas lights.
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