| Town accused of targeting Jews settles lawsuit over boundary |
A New Jersey town accused of discriminating against Orthodox Jews from nearby New York state approved a settlement Tuesday with a group that sued over a law banning a religious boundary built with white plastic piping on utility poles.
Mahwah Township’s council voted 5-2 Tuesday to settle the suit from the Bergen Rockland Eruv Association after two hours of private legal discussion, the Record reports . The settlement will remain confidential pending approval from the group, says Mahwah Township Attorney Brian Chewcaskie.
The lawsuit was sparked by a now-reversed township ordinance that would have effectively banned the building of an eruv, a ritual boundary that some Orthodox Jews rely on to perform tasks on the Sabbath including carrying bags and pushing strollers.
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