Ultra-Orthodox Men Pray in Mayor's Office Amid Synagogue Dispute
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox married students prayed in the office of Mayor Gutterman at the Modi'in Illit municipal building on Tuesday morning. The prayer service included multiple quorums and was conducted with prayer shawls and phylacteries. The event is connected to a dispute over a local synagogue.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Dozens of ultra-Orthodox men prayed in the Modi'in Illit mayor's office on Tuesday.
- The prayer service was held with prayer shawls and phylacteries.
- Multiple prayer quorums were formed during the event.
- The gathering is linked to a dispute over a neighborhood synagogue.
- The mayor of Modi'in Illit is Gutterman.
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox married students, known as 'avreichim,' gathered at the Modi'in Illit municipal building on Tuesday morning to hold their prayers. The group conducted their Shacharit (morning prayer) service, complete with prayer shawls and phylacteries, inside the office of Mayor Gutterman. Multiple prayer quorums were formed during the event.
The gathering is reportedly linked to an ongoing dispute over a neighborhood synagogue in the city's "Kikar Modi'in Illit" area. The specific details of the synagogue conflict were not elaborated upon in the report.
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