News and Editorials

Dec 21, 2017 – Blogging the Eruv

Dec. 16, 2017 – Doblin: Tell your friend Veronica, Mahwah’s eruv is allowed for Hanukkah

Dec 14, 2017 – Mahwah walks back controversial eruv and parks bans

Dec 14, 2017 – Facing lawsuits, Mahwah reverses course on controversial ordinances

Dec. 12, 2017 – Doblin: Gubir Grewal will be good for Jersey, for Mahwah, not so much

Dec. 12, 2017 – Jackson eruv can be built after settlement of anti-Semitism lawsuit

Dec. 9, 2017 – Hasidic Store Targeted By ‘Watch’ Group In New Jersey Town Roiled By Eruv Dispute

Dec. 1, 2017 – Mahwah council approves $175,000 for eruv legal costs

Dec. 1, 2017 – Mahwah council delays vote on $175,000 to fight eruv lawsuits

Nov. 26, 2017 – Video: Mahwah residents voice opinions on eruv

Nov. 26, 2017 – Why A Sleepy New Jersey Suburb Targeted Hasidic Jews With ‘Anti-Semitic’ Laws

Nov. 10, 2017 – Editorial: Mahwah, Upper Saddle River double down on eruv

Nov. 10, 2017 – Mahwah council incumbents emboldened by election win, despite lawsuits

Nov. 9, 2017 – Eruv: Upper Saddle River argues religious freedom doesn’t trump local law

Nov. 3, 2017 – [Sen Cory Booker and Rep Josh Gottheimer] Opinion: Anti-Semitism has no home in New Jersey

Nov. 3, 2017 –  Doblin: Mahwah’s eruv, this year’s Halloween costume

Nov. 3, 2017 – Mahwah election: Candidates disagree on eruv fight, park ban

Oct. 31, 2017 – Jackson eruv ban motivated by anti-Semitism, lawsuit says

Oct. 27, 2017 – Despite state lawsuit, Mahwah officials stand by laws

Oct. 26, 2017 – Doblin: Mahwah’s line in the sand over an eruv

Oct. 25, 2017 – Will Jackson be sued over Orthodox Jewish eruv ban?

Oct. 25, 2017 – Eruv: In a town on edge, some Mahwah residents fear speaking out

Oct. 24, 2017 – New Jersey sues Mahwah over eruv, alleging discriminatory ordinance against Orthodox Jews

Oct. 24, 2017 – ‘Hateful’ town illegally targeted Orthodox Jews, state says

Oct. 20, 2017 – Editorial: Montvale added to eruv legal battle

Oct. 20, 2017 – Murphy slams ‘anti-Semitic’ rhetoric around Mahwah eruv

Oct. 20, 2017 – Montvale sued for blocking eruv expansion

Oct. 19, 2017 – [Gov-elect Phil Murphy] It’s time to urgently speak out against anti-Semitism in all forms

Oct. 6, 2017 – Opinion: Eruv Wars V: The mayor of Mahwah strikes back

Sep. 29, 2017 – The (nearly) 40 things you can’t do in Mahwah parks

Sep. 27, 2017 – State investigating Mahwah over parks ban

Sep. 16, 2017 – Editorial: Mahwah is losing its way over pieces of PVC pipe

Sep. 15, 2017 – Doblin: No ‘knock-knocks’ or Orthodox Jews in Mahwah

Sep. 15, 2017 – Mahwah council introduces ‘no-knock’ ordinance to limit soliciting

Aug. 25, 2017 – Doblin: Eruvs, ghettos, gated communities and a dancing ape

Aug. 25, 2017 – Editorial: Mahwah doubles down on misguided eruv ban

Aug. 24, 2017 – Mahwah hires legal counsel to fight eruv lawsuit

Aug. 24, 2017 – On eruv: Mahwah has right to protect its integrity

Aug. 14, 2017 – Eruv expansion: Mahwah police probe second wave of vandalism

Aug. 11, 2017 – Doblin: An eruv connects Mahwah to Clybourne Park

Aug. 11, 2017 – Orthodox Jewish group sues Mahwah over plan to issue eruv summonses

Aug. 10, 2017 – Jewish Standard: High tension sparks as eruv lines move from Rockland to north Bergen County

Aug. 6, 2017 – 3 sides of Mahwah’s eruv controversy converge on Winters Park

Aug. 1, 2017 – [XM Radio] Dean Obeidallah interviews Teaneck Planning Board Vice-Chairman Keith Kaplan regaring Mahwah’s Eruv controversy

Jul 30, 2017 – Simple Justice: The PVC of The New Anti-Semitism

Jul 30, 2017 – Eruv lawsuit in Tenafly provides a cautionary tale