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Edison’s “Walking Jewish Church” can be expanded on Highway 27

The Edison-Township Division Adjustment Committee has approved the expansion of the Orthodox Jewish Jewish Church along Highway 27, and most of the worshipers walk to the service.

On January 28, the board of directors unanimously approved the application of the congregation Ahavath Yisrael.

The Jewish Church has on -site planning and differences in the entire commercial area.

In addition to the new hall and asylum, the Jewish Church will also increase the kitchen space to keep food warm. Jewish Church has a refrigerator, but there is no oven.

Congress Ahavath Yisrael hopes to extend its Jewish Church to Edison’s 1587 highway.

The Jewish Church also finds a difference of 100 feet and a batch width of 75 feet. The frustration of the front yard requires 30 feet, and there is 10 feet. Essence

Jewish Cathedral Lawyer Warren Fink said it needs to add 5,572 square feet to supplement, because the congregation is growing, with 51 full -time members and 23 employees.

Finck said that Ahavath Yisrael, a congregation, is a “walking Jewish church” that strictly prohibits driving from driving in Jewish Sabbath and Jewish holidays, so almost everyone will go to service.

Labbi R’GEDALIAH JAFFE (Rabbi R’GEDALIAH JAFFE), who has been the religious leader of the Jewish Church since 2008, said the Jewish Church, which has been working on Highway 27 since 2006, has provided prayer services, about 10 to 15 Human courses occasionally have social activities on working days. Jewish Church has no school.

He said that 15 people usually participate in the morning, afternoon and evening prayer services.

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Jofe said that most members live in the walking distance of the Jewish Church, and those who live in the Sabbath and Parks on the nine parking spaces of the Jewish Church will drive before the park. He said that there was about an hour of prayer on Friday afternoon. In the morning, about 40 to 75 people were in the Lord’s prayer service at 9 am at 9 am.

“Everyone walks, and no one drives on the Sabbath.” He said that on Saturday night, after the Sabbath, people walked or drove home.

Jia Fei said: “There are enough parking spaces, because people living nearby will walk to the Jewish Church, and the people living will go further, but there are always enough parking spaces.” Enough space.

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He said that Jewish holidays will follow the same model as the Sabbath and strictly prohibit driving on the Sabbath. Therefore, people who walk or drive to the Jewish Church before commemorating the event, leave the car in the parking lot, and then drive home.

He said that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are large -scale services that can park on the street.

The project engineer said that the lane of the Jewish Church is moving from the intersection of Highway 27 and Campbell Street to the other end of the parking lot above Campbell Street. There are also two access space for disabled.

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