Thursday, July 01, 2004

Multicultural Canada

After four years, a group of Jewish residents of a condo building in Outremont, Montreal have won the right to build Succot on their balconies, despite their neighbors' objections.
The case was originally notable for the intense anger the community showed towards a rabbi who testified in court the strictly legal point that it is not necessary for someone to have their own Succah; a common one downstairs is enough.
Also, if I recall correctly (I actually can't remember whether this really happened or was a joke at the time) in the first year this came up, the Judge ordered the residents to take down the structures within 8 days! Needless to say, this wasn't a problem...

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