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Orthodox Jews Mount Appeal for Eruv in Sydney

From JTA on 2/8/2012 at 10:00 AM

Categories: Religion, Culture

Orthodox Jews Mount Appeal for Eruv in Sydney

Orthodox Jews have appealed to a court in Sydney to overturn a decision to deny them an Eruv. Plans for a symbolic religious enclosure have been underway for more than five years on Sydney's north shore, but last year the local council voted against allowing the construction to go forward. The New South Wales Land and Environment Court is this week considering the case after the organizing committee of the Northern Eruv appealed the decision. A heated debate has raged among locals in Sydney's north shore with …More