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What's Under Your Feet in New York City?

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Re: What's Under Your Feet in New York City?

#11

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_synagogue_tunnel...

It's quite frustrating. The story ends with:

> four defendants refused to accept a plea deal and were set to be tried in April 2025

I can find loads of stories reporting those facts, but I can't find an account of what happened next. Did they change their pleas? Were they tried?

Re: What's Under Your Feet in New York City?

#16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meanwhile in place of power, cable, and phone lines there is a related 18 mile translucent line hung in order to turn the entire city into one big happy home called a *eruv* -- following the law of the highest of high courts to the letter. [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSldb9IMDVU

AFAIK the eruvim are not dictated by “high courts” (there is no “high court” at all), but are instead constructed and maintained by various Orthodox groups. Not all Orthodox groups agree about their propriety either, so the presence of an eruv doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s recognized. (Also pedantic, but it’s not the entire city: there’s a Manhattan eruv that covers a large part of Manhattan, while Brooklyn, Que…

There's a lot one could say about

> following the law of the highest of high courts to the letter.

but I don't think that "there is no 'high court' at all" is one, for believers.

Re: What's Under Your Feet in New York City?

#17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AFAIK the eruvim are not dictated by “high courts” (there is no “high court” at all), but are instead constructed and maintained by various Orthodox groups. Not all Orthodox groups agree about their propriety either, so the presence of an eruv doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s recognized. (Also pedantic, but it’s not the entire city: there’s a Manhattan eruv that covers a large part of Manhattan, while Brooklyn, Que…

There's a lot one could say about > following the law of the highest of high courts to the letter. but I don't think that "there is no 'high court' at all" is one, for believers.

You can look it up if you don’t believe me. Orthodox Judaism doesn’t have a supreme religious authority; it’s a general classification for ~hundreds of distinct sects and movements.

(Each movement has its own beis din, but there is not “high court” that unifies religious rulings across them. Which is why an eruv created by one group is often considered invalid by others.)

Re: What's Under Your Feet in New York City?

#18
post #5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_synagogue_tunnel...

An illegal tunnel in a densely populated city like that is a bold move. This was unexpected though: > stills taken from videos of the synagogue's interior as well as the room leading to the tunnel, which showed a stained mattress and high chair, respectively, fueled antisemitic conspiracy theories > A USA Today fact-check stated that the stained mattress seen in viral videos had been removed from behind wood paneling…

Here's a video in which a Rabbi who is a member of the sect clarifies the story:

https://xcancel.com/Truthtellerftm/status/197901264211193488...

Re: What's Under Your Feet in New York City?

#19

That's where the mutants live. Also, there's a thousand year old, old New York City buried underneath that had bathroom booths with phones in them.

And those weird booths that look like suicide booths, are no suicide booths. I love you, meatbags! Hello, it’s me, Bender Rodriguez!
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