November 2017 - Givat Shaul with “Outside the Box Encounters”

Givat Shaul is an Orthodox neighborhood located near the entrance the city. This tour focused on ways that planners can better understand and anticipate the planning needs of a Haredi population. “Outside the Box Encounters” is an organization that facilitates encounters between secular and orthodox society. Founder Natanel Zelikovitz led our tour, exposing us to the culturally specific needs of Orthodox neighborhoods in the context of urban renewal, such as sukkah balconies, shabbat elevators, and use of public space. 

 

Halachic specifications for sukkot lead to the (informal) building of sukkah balconies. Givat Shaul, November 2017. Photo credit: Joanna Kramer
Halachic specifications for sukkot lead to the (informal) building of sukkah balconies. Givat Shaul, November 2017. Photo credit: Joanna Kramer

 

 

(credit: Miriam Fisher)
(credit: Miriam Fisher)

 

 

 

Tour participants nosh and share ideas near a Givat Shaul playground. Photo credit: Miriam Fisher
Tour participants nosh and share ideas near a Givat Shaul playground. Photo credit: Miriam Fisher