After fielding requests from congregants who complained they
have nowhere to hold their daily prayers while on the long drive along Israel’s
Highway 6, a Migdal Ha’emek rabbi has found a creative fix for worshipers on
the go.
David Grossman petitioned the operating company for
permission to station a mobile structure that can serve as a makeshift
synagogue along the north-south road.
On Tuesday, the structure was parked on a northbound rest
stop and opened for worshipers.
Grossman said the synagogue would protect the road and its
users.
The operating company’s director, Udi Savyon, said he was
glad to modestly contribute to the physical and spiritual safety of Israel’s
drivers, and that he had promised Grossman the company would subsequently
station a similar structure on the southbound side.
Until now, religious drivers who found themselves on the
road at prayer times would normally just park their vehicles on the side of the
road.
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