Ruling On Prayer Services Gives Guidance for Future ; Rabbi Moshe Wilansky's Case, Really About Zoning and Not Religion, Is Settled Using Existing Ordinances.

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The Portland Zoning Board of Appeal's unanimous vote to overturn a city decision that blocked prayer services at a rabbi's Craigie Street home should not have any major effect on the city's ordinances, but it might lead to clearer definitions, officials said Friday.

Penny Littell, director of Portland's Planning and Urban Development Department, said the city wouldn't appeal Thursday night's 5-0 vote by the board.

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Ruling On Prayer Services Gives Guidance for Future ; Rabbi Moshe Wilansky's Case, Really About Zoning and Not Religion, Is Settled Using Existing Ordinances.

The board overturned a city decision that had stopped Rabbi Moshe Wilansky from holding the services in his home. Portland's zoning administrator, Marge Schmuckal, delivered ...

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