Westhampton Beach, NY – A panel of federal judges has ruled that an Orthodox Jewish religious zone erected in a Hamptons beach community can stay.
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The zone, called an eruv (EHR’-uv), is marked with utility poles bearing religious symbols.
It allows Orthodox Jews to push strollers, carry keys and perform other tasks not otherwise permitted on the Sabbath or High Holy Days.
Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/1KlKE02 ) reports the judges found the zone does not violate Constitutional issues regarding separation of church and state.
The dispute dates back several years.
A group called Jewish People for the Betterment of Westhampton Beach claimed in a 2012 lawsuit that the eruv violated the Constitution.
U.S. Court of Appeals judges said Tuesday the eruv is not “endorsing religion.”
A group backing the eruv says it has gone largely unnoticed.
wonderful news and long overdue
Very sad how only yidden find yideshkeit unconstitutional
Something must be done to further educate yidden about the beauty of yideshkeit
In a dispute between modern and secular Jews, modern win.
congrats!
The secular Jews who protested the Eruv don’t surprise me. They look down on their co-religionists, who are more observant. They can’t stand to see men with Kippahs, or Tsitsis. Sometimes, they will smirk at religious Jews; in that regard, they are no different than some goyim, who have similar attitudes. In America, we have freedom of religion; unfortunately, there are some secular Jews, who can’t appreciate that fact. I congratulate the Orthodox community of Westhampton Beach, for not letting the less observant Jews bully them.
The Hamptons is not the place for an Orthodox Jew. 50 Years ago, when society was, at least, outwardly, more moral, modern orthodoxy’s attempt to achieve a balance between integration of American societal norms and strict fidelity to Yiddishkeit worked. Today, with the total breakdown of moral values, the modern orthodox desire to embrace general societal values is manifestly inconsistent with Torah values.