Eda Charedis Declares Opposition To Light Rail Line Route Underneath Meah Shearim

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Beis Din Of the Jerusalem Eda Charedis has called on its constituents to express their opposition to the Blue light rail line’s proposed route, set to cut through Jerusalem from Ramot in the north to Gilo in the south.

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After demonstrating their violent opposition to the Green line which will traverse Bar Ilan street as it connects between the two Hebrew University campuses at Har Hatzofim and Givat Ram, the Eda is now concerned about the new line which will pass under Kikar Shabbat and the adjacent chareidi neighborhoods. Two subterranean train stations are planned for Rechov Tzefania and Rehov Blilius, but the Eda is concerned that this could lead to immodesty, although they are willing to have one station in the neighborhood.

The Beis Din issued a proclamation requesting that local residents sign a manifesto opposing the building of two train stations in the neighborhood as this could adversely affect the religious atmosphere of the neighborhood.

 


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Moshe Chaim ben Leiby
Moshe Chaim ben Leiby
1 year ago

Who they to oppose something that would benefit the rest of society. What is immodest about a train station. Its immodest don’t use it.
People have nothing to do with their time. One day this will backfire on them from the rest of society.

Think
Think
1 year ago

go figure
2 stations = immodest
1 station = good

if the gov would have proposed 1 station they’d be yelling that 1 station is Tarivos but 2 stations is good as 1 will be for men & the other for woman

you can’t make up this stuff. whatever you say they yell they want something else

Yoda
Yoda
1 year ago

This line would be more modest than the bus stops in this neighbohood, which are above ground, and frequented by females that are often immodst in dress and behavior. What I’m writing on now has also been forcibly banned, even beyond this neighborhood, by thugs who misinterpret Torah Law, and misrepresent their communities.

Huh???
Huh???
1 year ago

Why is their sign in the Zionist language rather than hyligeh Yiddish???

lazy-boy
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lazy-boy
1 year ago

Immodesty has to do with the residents, not the train line. If there is nothing for immodest people to buy in geula/meah shariim, they wont get off there.So who cares if immodest people go under the ground?

Rufus the Roofer
Rufus the Roofer
1 year ago

The EC is just preparing for another set of Hafgonos.
You know: Chitutei Shichvei, get a few M$$, and go on with your happy life of “Leidig geyers”.

Jackson
Jackson
1 year ago

I don’t usually agree with the public positions the Edah HaChareidis takes but this time it is wrong to oppose them. They were there and established their neighborhood way before the state of Israel was established, they made it clear that they don’t want the state to be established, they always opposed new infiltrations etc. As such they should have the right to say “we don’t want this in our neighborhood” and prevent it.

Could Be
Could Be
1 year ago

For all of the anti semites posting (e.g. “who are they; they are leidiggeyers; let them go live in caves”):
Israel is a democracy, and they have a right just like everyone else to have their voices heard.
You don’t need to agree with them, but have some derech eretz. Isn’t that what you guys always preach?

Breslover
Breslover
1 year ago

You guys are all chitzpinyaks, you know what eidah hachraides is?? you know who the minchas yitzchak was?

Anonymous
Anonymous
1 year ago

I wonder if they would object if they lived under Hamas? They strongly oppose the Zionist, would they also oppose Muslims?

Anonymous
Anonymous
1 year ago

I truly love these people, ACHAINU BNEI YISROEL, but why are they always on the opposing side of benefiting themselves and the rest of the country ???

Educated Archy
Educated Archy
1 year ago

who is the GAVAD now anyhow?
Interesting I beileve its the aruch hashulchan who in his hakdma (intro) to his sefer, he cires about the new invention called the “bain” aka the train. He says it will take people to big cities and they will have more expsoure to secular societies. I guess we are still fighting against the train!

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Enough is enough
Enough is enough
1 year ago

They want to be isolated? Let them go live in some caves, or bunkers. They were not elected to control the city.