The Eruv
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:09 last edited by
There's an 18 mile wire running across Manhattan that most folks don't know about. I didn't. Actually there's one in Chicago too I guess.
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:12 last edited by
Yeah I've read about it and seen it.
Seems like the kind of thing the public shouldn't indulge.
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:13 last edited by
Seems an odd technicality in terms of a faith. Like fooling God.
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:15 last edited by
Yeah no kidding. Absolutely ludicrous to think this doesn’t break the spirit (or even letter) of the law.
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:28 last edited by
Interesting. Never have hear of that before.
(But it seems like kind of a "fake" solution. How does putting up a wire make a public place private?)
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:30 last edited by 89th 11 Jan 2020, 02:30
You mean your home isn’t outlined in a translucent quarter inch wire?
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 02:37 last edited by
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 07:55 last edited by
Tell me about it. U just scratch the surface.
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Yeah no kidding. Absolutely ludicrous to think this doesn’t break the spirit (or even letter) of the law.
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 12:16 last edited by
Seems an odd technicality in terms of a faith. Like fooling God.
I thought exactly the same thing.
I used to work at a place that was bought by a religious-based (7th Day Adventist)
cultfaith. After the purchase, all "stimulants" disappeared from the cafeteria: coffee, tea, coke, etc.Also, all pork-based foods went away as well. So, no bacon, pork chops, etc.
But...they did offer "turkey-bacon." And it wasn't for health reasons, it was to avoid pork. So, I wondered, "What's the sin here, actually eating pork, or desiring it because it tastes so damn good? If you're making things taste like bacon, aren't you, in a broad sense, making bacon?" I suppose a strict Jew would say, "It doesn't matter what it tastes like, it's not ACTUAL pork, so there's not a sin there."
I dunno...
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 12:21 last edited by
The alternative is to be like the Amish and not function in society. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
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wrote on 1 Nov 2020, 12:25 last edited by
Seems like most of us have thought of other alternative.
