Thursday, January 13, 2011

Eruvin in the News: Westhampton Beach, NY 21

Hamptons Eruv Dispute Heads to Court

By Sumathi Reddy

An Orthodox Jewish group trying to erect an eruv in the Hamptons filed a suit in federal court Thursday, alleging that local officials are discriminating against them and violating their constitutional right to freedom of religion.

The East End Eruv Association is suing officials in the villages of Westhampton Beach and Quogue, as well as Southampton town. Read on...

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