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JL;DR SUMMARY Linden, New Jersey appears to be implementing ordinances targeting its Orthodox Jewish residents, reminiscent of other New Jersey towns' failed attempts to impose restrictive measures. 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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New JerseyOrthodox JewishChol HamoedLegal BattlesCommunity ConflictLindenZoning LawsUrban PolicyChassidic PopulationSuburban Ordinances

Places mentioned

Linden, New Jersey, United States
"Is the town of Linden, New Jersey, out to make life intolerable for its Orthodox Jewish residents?"
Clifton, New Jersey, United States
"When the Clifton city planning board rejected Congregation Shomrei Torahs plans for a new shul in 2010, it triggered a nine-year legal fracas that ended in Clifton paying the kehillah $2.5 million."
Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States
"Jackson Township was sued multiple times from 2014 to 2020 for preventing Jewish schools from opening, banning use of private homes for religious services, rejecting a neighborhood development marketed for Jews, and even enforcing ordinances against building succahs  and ended up paying settlements and court rulings amounting to millions of dollars."
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
"The Bais Bracha kehillah in Toms River won a big court case last year in its battle to build a new shul."

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