Complaint: Eruv crosses constitutional line
Photo credit: Bruce Gilbert | The original request for an eruv in the Hamptons, made by The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, divided the community and led to the creation of Jews Against the Eruv, a group that argued an eruv could change the character of their village. (October 13, 2010)
A Jewish group opposing the creation of an eruv in Southampton Town has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court, seeking a judgment declaring that the use of LIPA utility poles as part of such a religious boundary is unconstitutional.
The group Jewish People for the Betterment of Westhampton Beach -- formed to oppose the eruv -- filed the legal action on July 30. It is expected to be added...
