MAHWAH, N.J. (AP) — An Orthodox Jewish community group has sued a New Jersey town that has moved to block them from building a religious boundary made up of white plastic piping through the town.
The Bergen Rockland Eruv Association and two New York residents filed the federal lawsuit Friday against Mahwah.
Officials in the town, which borders New York, have said they will start issuing summonses next week if the eruv (A-roov) isn't removed, saying it violates local laws.
Some Orthodox Jews consider the boundary markers as being needed to allow them to do things like carry keys and push strollers on the Sabbath.
The plaintiffs claim the town has violated their Constitutional and civil rights.
Mahwah officials haven't commented on the suit. But Mayor Bill Laforet has said the town will retain the "very best attorneys" if sued.