LONDON (JTA) – London’s fire and rescue service gave a statement reminding Jewish congregations to keep holiday bonfires outdoors after the city’s Jewish News outlet shared video of a synagogue celebrating Lag B’Omer with an indoor fire last week.
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The video showed a fire raging inside Beis Medrash Beis Shmuel, a haredi Orthodox synagogue in Golders Green, a heavily Jewish neighborhood of London.
Under traditional Jewish law, Lag B’Omer is the one day in the mourning period between Passover (often in April) and Shavuot (often in late May or early June) on which observant Jews can do certain things such as get a haircut or hold weddings. Bonfires are often used to mark the celebratory day.
“Though we are keen to see communities enjoying the festival of Lag b’Omer, we don’t want to see anyone harmed as a result. You should never build a bonfire indoors,” the London Fire Brigade told the Jewish News. “It’s easy for fires to quickly spread out of control, putting properties and people’s lives at risk.”
The real issue here is not the fire danger. The real question is which mental professionals do the leaders of that Shul need to consult.
CHUSID SHOTA
They thought it was going to rain the real question is are they all insane.
Besides for the obvious
That shul is going to need a serious paint job
I heard that it really wasn’t a problem. They prepared a lot of seltzer bottles (triple filtered, of course).
A really great idea, an indoor bonfire. But the fire safety regulations are by the goyesha govt…
Once again Goyim trying to destroy Yiddishkeit under the guise of “Safety” When will this Antisemitic persecution end? Did you know speed limits were really created to make Jews late getting home for Shabbos? I’m sure if it was a different minority the Fire Department would’ve praised them.
It’s the excellent yeshiva educations, can pick em out a mile away.
Meron 3.0
might have the answer to this question
What’s the issue now. In hindsight there wasn’t any fire. The building is still standing. I don’t know if they had a cold fire or hot. Also the article doesn’t cover what precautions where taken. Also who lit the file was it an angel or the fire came straight from heaven.
These important questions need to be addressed before criticism.