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  • Collection: St. Louis Park Eruv Jewish Neighborhood

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Bais Yisroel Synagogue was formed in the late 1980s, after breaking off from Kenesseth Israel. Bais Yisroel is the most conservative of the Orthodox congregations in St. Louis Park, embracing elements of the Haredi tradition, often referred to as…

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Pages from Beth El Synagogues passover seder Haggadah and seder supplement, that we're passed out during their communal passover seder on April 23, 2016.

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Many of the children's drawings hanging up in the back of Vitali's Bistro, a kosher restaurant in the eruv, incorporate parts of Jewish culture.

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Menorah Plaza, located in the eruv, is an apartment building complex with subsidy and affordable housing.

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The Kosher Spot and Elijah's Cup are two Jewish stores off of Minnetonka Boulevard in the eruv.

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The park outside of the Torah Academy is a common meeting place for families in the community. It is especially crowded on Sabbath afternoons.

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Though Darchei Noam established itself as a congregation in 2005, the congregation did have a building of its own until the synagogue opened in 2013. The date on this building is written according to the Hebrew Calendar as well as the Western…

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A mannequin wears a yarmulke and tallit inside of Elijah's Cup, a 30 year-old Jewish gift shop in the eruv. The shop sells many books in both English and Hebrew and Jewish items, such as seder plates. It is frequented by both members of the community…

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A letter from a child found in a "My Library" in the front yard of a home in the eruv. The letter mentions potato kugel, a popular Jewish food.

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There are several "My Little Library" boxes scattered around the eruv neighborhood, these function as tiny public libraries, where books are borrowed and exchanged within the community. This box, mostly geared towards children, has many books geared…