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Housing / Rental

Ohana v. 180 Prospect Place Realty Corp. 996 F. Supp. 238 (E.D.N.Y. 1998), No. 94-CV-5816 (FB). Dated March 11, 1998. Opinion by J. Frederic Block. 42 U.S.C. § 3617 of the Fair Housing Act serves…


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Holidays

Siff v. State Democratic Executive Committee 500 F.2d 1307 (5th Cir. 1974) Convention delegates were denied injunction to prevent party convention from meeting on date required by state (Texas) law which date coincided with Rosh…


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Heter ‘Iskah

Heimbinder v. Berkovitz 175 Misc.2d 808, 670 N.Y.S.2d 301 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1998), Index No. 13547/91. Dated January 27, 1998. Opinion by J. Carolyn E. Demarest. Heter iske executed by individual who also executed a…


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Gift

Agudas Chasidei Chabad of the United States v. Gourary 650 F. Supp. 1463 (E.D.N.Y. 1987) A charitable gift of certain religious books was given to the community by deceased. As such they belonged to plaintiff…


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Eruv

Smith v. Community Bd. No. 14 491 NYS2d 584, 128 Misc2d 944 (S.Ct. Queens County, 1985) ACLU of New Jersey v. City of Long Branch, 670 F. Supp 1293 (D.N.J. 1987) Erecting eruv on city…


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Employment

Siegel v. Truett-Mcconnell College, Inc. 13 F. Supp. 2d 1335 (N.D. Ga. 1994), Civ. Action No. 2:93-cv-148-WCO. Dated November 3, 1994. Opinion by J. William C. O’Kelley. Christian college, which fired a Jewish instructor under…


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Education

Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet 114 S. Ct 2481, 512 U.S. 687 (1994) As then constructed, law allowing school district was unconstitutional because it violated the estsblishment clause. NYS…


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Divorce

Koeppel v. Koeppel 138 NYS2d 366 (S.Ct. Queens County, 1954) Forcing defendant to fulfill an earlier agreement to appear before a rabbinical court is not unconstitutional. Koeppel v. Koeppel 161 NYS2d 694, 3 AD2d 853…


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Burial

Wolf v. Rose Hill Cemetery Association 914 P. 2d 468 (Colorado Ct. of Appeals) Plaintiff allowed to disinter and bury loved one elsewhere even though Cemetery asserted that it is not allowed under Jewish law….


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Bris Milah

Kadina v. General Hospital of City of Syracuse 18 A.D. 2d 757, 235 N.Y.S. 2d 808 (1962) Hospital is liable because it performed the circumcision after being told by parents they would perform it religiously.