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| Wednesday, March 12, 2003 |
Highway to heaven: New signs on a main road through Jerusalem direct Jews of the priestly class to move into the fast lane -- literally. It's not a social recommendation -- it's meant to prevent them from running afoul of a Torah commandment. The signs guiding priests (kohanim) into the left lane to skirt a cemetery were posted recently on the four-lane highway running from north to south in Jerusalem between the Jewish and Arab sections of the city. As was reported in our sister publication, Israel Insider, cemeteries honeycomb the area and often prevented kohanim from passing through. Since the signs were posted that alert the kohanim to move to a separate lane, there have been no complaints of increased traffic on the highway.
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