Comments on: Sheepshead Bay Foes Vow Legal Fight Over Mosque

By: shuali

shuali — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:59:56 +0000

Charliehall: “These are exactly the kinds of arguments that have been used to try to stop shuls and yeshivahs. We better hope the mosque wins this one.” I understand what you are trying to say and agree with you in theory. However, some technical corrections are due. 1. Shuls in general are visited by locals – they need to be in walking distance on Shabbos and more often than not walk there during the weekdays as well. 2. It is true that Yeshivos have been brought to task for these very same reasons. The difference is they have also revised their plans because of them. It is well known that Rav Henoch Lebowitz z”l Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Queens (and leader and guide for all of its talmidim’s branches throughout the country) advised one Rosh Yeshiva not to ignore the complaints and concerns of the neighbors of his location who were very upset at planned expansions. 3. Library and classrooms!? What sugya do you think they will be learning? Shor she’nagach es ha’parah perhaps.

By: charliehall

charliehall — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:17:54 +0000

These are exactly the kinds of arguments that have been used to try to stop shuls and yeshivahs. We better hope the mosque wins this one.

By: ydmalka

ydmalka — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:03:41 +0000

I guess they really took offense to the ending of “The Atheist Convention in L.A.”

By: yaakov doe

yaakov doe — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:20:55 +0000

If BSA has approved it there is no way the community can stop the building. They have the same rights to build their mosque as we do to build shuls and yeshivos under Federal law. They can be asked to adjust building size and meet other conditions, but can not be denied the right to build a house of worship.