An agreement has been reached in the dispute surrounding the opening of a Tzfat pool on Shabbos. The case in point deals with the Country Club pool that has opened on Shabbos despite growing protest from the city’s Shomer Shabbos community. Pool owner Tzion Halal explained that the chareidi boycott of his pool on weekday’s began a number of years ago because he opened Shabbos and he has been surviving just fine.
The deal was reached between Mayor Ilan Shochat’s office and the secretary of the Vaad Rabbonim for Kedushas Shabbos Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknoff, a deal that was brokered by Councilman Eliezer Lazar.
According to the agreement, the mayor is committed to the closure of the Country Club pool as well as the pool in the Maor Chaim neighborhood and chareidi areas. This will take effect beginning this coming Shabbos.
Councilman Lazar praises the deal, which he points out brings Tzfat, a holy city, a step closer to its former glory as a city of mekubalim late Torah giants. He thanked Mayor Shochat and Rabbi Goldknoff.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Another possible compromise — we allow the pool to be open on shabbos, but patrons promise not to wring their clothing or to build any rafts. Everyeone happy?
Tzefat is a city where Rabbonim agree
Could someone please translate this article into english?! Oy vey. I know Tzfat, there is no pool in Meor Chaim, a new outdoor pool is opening up, there many wonderful people in tsfat but it is not a city of mekubalim! YWN please up your level of writing and get the correct information!