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MONTREAL — For decades, Hasidic Jews in the Montreal borough of Outremont have been erecting temporary huts called sukkahs for the harvest holiday of Sukkot. Dwelling in the structures, built on balconies or in yards, during the week-long holiday is considered a biblically mandated obligation by many Orthodox Jews.

But in the latest flare-up between Outremont’s growing Hasidic population and opponents who object to the accommodation of their religious practices, borough council voted this week to curtail the period during which sukkahs can be built.

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To the dismay of borough Mayor Marie Cinq-Mars, who said the change will sow discord, a majority of councillors voted to restrict construction of sukkahs to three business days before the fall holiday and to order that they be dismantled three business days after it ends.

“We are positioning ourselves as the most restrictive municipality in the world,” Councillor Mindy Pollak, who is a Hasid, said before the vote Monday night.