The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #73819   Message #1289413
Posted By: Rabbi-Sol
05-Oct-04 - 01:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: Religious Freedom vs. Local Zoning Laws
Subject: RE: BS: Religious Freedom vs. Local Zoning Laws
In Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods, synagogues are not planned for. They always evolve as the need grows. Most start out as a quorum (minyan) of 10 males that start praying regularly in some private homeowner's basement. As more people move in to the area, the home based synagogue suddenly outgrows its acommodations and then has to find a more permanent home. This is the only type of Evolution that Orthodox Jews believe in. SOL ZELLER