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He was barred from holding Shabbat services in his house. Could the Supreme Court take up his case?

JL;DR SUMMARY Orthodox Jewish organizations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case concerning Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew in University Heights, Ohio, who was prohibited by city officials from holding Shabbat services in his home due to zoning laws. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtOrthodox JudaismOrthodox UnionShabbat ServicesReligious FreedomNational Jewish Advocacy CenterLegal DisputesZoning LawsUniversity HeightsPrayer In Private Homes

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University Heights, Ohio, United States
"Orthodox Jewish groups urged the Supreme Court to take up the case of an Orthodox Jewish man ordered by officials in University Heights, Ohio, to stop hosting prayer services in his home without a permit."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"The amicus brief, which was filed Friday by the National Jewish Advocacy Center alongside the Orthodox Union and the National Council of Young Israel, comes years after Daniel Grand, a resident of the suburb of Cleveland, invited a group of Jewish men to his home for Shabbat services starting in January 2021."

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