From the Jewish Journal comes a report that the 405
construction near UCLA is decidedly Non-Kosher.
But you probably knew that.
The Los Angeles
Community Eruv will not be in operation during the Shabbat that begins at
sundown tonight, June 14, due to construction on the 405 Freeway. An eruv makes
carrying items within its boundaries on Shabbat permissible for Jews, according
to halacha (Jewish law). This includes synagogue-goers carrying books and
prayer shawls to parents wheeling strollers.
According to Howard
Witkin, the head organizer of the Los Angeles Community Eruv... , construction
at the 405 on- and off-ramps at Wilshire Boulevard will make it impossible to
replace the 150 to 200 feet of fencing that needs to be standing in order to
make the eruv kosher. “There’s just too much going on there to make it possible
for us to do repairs,” Witkin said, adding that this is only the second time in
three years that this has happened due to construction.
“We hope to have a
workaround for next week, but the next three weeks will be problematic as the
contractor rushes to finish new and demolish old bridges at Wilshire,” he wrote
separately in an e-mail to a community notification list...
Full story at http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/405_construction_downs_eruv
UPDATE: The 405 Southbound near UCLA will be closed tonight:
http://brentwood.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/405-freeway-southbound-to-close-tuesday-night
UPDATE: The 405 Southbound near UCLA will be closed tonight:
http://brentwood.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/405-freeway-southbound-to-close-tuesday-night
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