While we celebrate the win, we also need to be mindful of the work that still lies before us
That was the word in the subject line of the email I received from our attorney Roman Storzer on Wednesday, May 5.
Nearly four years ago, Agudah filed a lawsuit against the town of Jackson, New Jersey, for establishing ordinances that banned yeshivos from being built in the town. Yes, it became illegal to build a yeshivah in Jackson, and our rabbanim advised us that we needed to sue.
A lot has happened since, but let’s fast-forward. Today, Jackson Township boasts over 1,800 families, and there are over 3,000 children attending yeshivos. But not one of those children will be attending a school in their own town. There is not a single school for these 3,000 children in Jackson.
You can imagine how thrilled I was when I opened that email to read the words “Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction is granted.” The judge ruled that the ordinances banning school construction were immediately suspended.
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