According to
JTA, as a strategic response to a lawsuit filed against it in October (see
prior posting), the Mahwah, New Jersey Township Council last week voted to rescind an ordinance that banned out-of-state residents from using Township parks and passed a resolution withdrawing a proposed ordinance that would have prevented the construction of an
eruv. (
Dec. 14 Meeting Agenda). Legal counsel had recommended the move in the face of charges that the Township was attempting to prevent Orthodox Jews from moving into the area.