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The proposed eruv in Westhampton Beach is starting to change shape.
Officials with the Hampton Synagogue on Sunset Avenue, who have been pushing for the establishment of an official area in the village where Orthodox Jews can participate in activities that are forbidden on the Sabbath, are now proposing to affix black plastic tubing to utility poles to mark the boundaries of the proposed eruv. Previously, synagogue officials had suggested affixing large wooden sticks to utility poles to demarcate the area—a proposal that was met with resistance by the village.
At last month's Village Board work session, Richard Haefeli, the attorney representing the synagogue, presented board members with an example of a marker used to demarcate the eruv in Plainview. The marker—a wooden pole that was 4 inches wide, 2 inches thick... more
Officials with the Hampton Synagogue on Sunset Avenue, who have been pushing for the establishment of an official area in the village where Orthodox Jews can participate in activities that are forbidden on the Sabbath, are now proposing to affix black plastic tubing to utility poles to mark the boundaries of the proposed eruv. Previously, synagogue officials had suggested affixing large wooden sticks to utility poles to demarcate the area—a proposal that was met with resistance by the village.
At last month's Village Board work session, Richard Haefeli, the attorney representing the synagogue, presented board members with an example of a marker used to demarcate the eruv in Plainview. The marker—a wooden pole that was 4 inches wide, 2 inches thick... more
