Reply To: Illegal curb cuts and NO PARKING signs in Boro Park

Gadol Hador ah: It is a bit different with a shul. A shul is privately owned and the Rav of the shul is the one that appoints specific places to any choshova attendees. He has baalis over his property, unless there is a committee that is in charge they might be the ones assign the seating. There is an unrelated issue with places in shul worth mentioning, now that you brought it up. People spend money to purchases a seat in a shul for a year’s time. There are others that don’t daven in that shul for Yomim Noroim and don’t purchase a seat, assuming they will find an empty seat on when they attend on shabbos. Don’t they realize that they use a seat that has been purchased by someone else. Make sure that the person that this seat is assigned to is not coming to shul this shabbos or that he allows you to use his seat.

Regarding the parking space, the streets in Brooklyn are public property and may be used at a first come first serve basis. These individuals do not own the spot that is located in front of their house because they bought their house! Everyone has equal use and rights to that spot.

Creating an illegal curb cut or posting a sign to scare people away is wrong whichever way you look at it!!