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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/IkyGreenzOG on 2024-01-10 05:17:41+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a clear fishing wire is attached to posts surrounding the entire perimeter of Manhattan. From 1st Street to 126th. This string is part of an Eruv, a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Many observant Jews in Manhattan rely on this string to leave the house on the Sabbath.

  • Merwyn
    1·
    10 months ago

    Imagine realizing that some rules written in a millenia old book do not adapt well to our current society and make your life uncomfortable, but instead of just ignoring them you look for complex loophole in said book to be able to … Ignore them with extra steps.