Workers will soon start hanging thin fishing line high above Palo Alto. Though nearly invisible to most people, it will ease the lives of hundreds of Orthodox Jews while leaving a few others uneasy about the intersection of government and religion.



People who strictly observe Jewish law are prohibited from working on the Jewish Sabbath, which runs from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. "Working" includes driving and carrying or pushing items between private and public domains - for instance, from one's home to the outdoors....







The fishing line will help define an eruv, a symbolic wall surrounding a community that expands the concept of private space, where carrying and pushing - but not driving - are allowed.

Read more about how the Jewish community of Palo Alto, California, USA, is easing the strictures of the Sabbath. Click here.