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To: ClaireSolt

Yes and no.

You typically end up with "Jewish" neighborhoods because: (1) you walk to shul --- ergo, you live by it; (2) shops that cater to your needs (e.g., kosher restaurants, butcher) logically locate close by; and (3) eruv points (related to sabbath activities) are expensive and hard to keep up, so you keep them in close proximity.


84 posted on 02/16/2007 7:17:39 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Kol Hakavod Lezahal)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Relative to Orthodox perhaps, which is only 15%-20% of the Jewish population. And even they have contact with the "outside" world.


85 posted on 02/16/2007 8:28:20 AM PST by SJackson (A vote is like a rifle, its usefulness depends upon the character of the user, T. Roosevelt)
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