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Long Island Town Ordered to Pay $19M After Blocking Chabad Synagogue Construction
Insurance providers will cover the $19 million payment, and Lubavitch of Old Westbury has until Jan. 15, 2027, to seek a permit.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Long Island town ordered to pay $19M after blocking Chabad synagogue construction
After nearly two decades of legal sparring, a town on Long Island has been ordered to pay a local Chabad center $19 million, settling claims that officials unlawfully blocked the construction of a synagogue on its rabbi’s property. Rabbi Aaron Konikov and Lubavitch of Old Westbury sued the Village of Old Westbury in 2008, after the village passed a law in 2001 governing places of worship as Konikov sought to build a synagogue on his property. Lo…
Old Westbury to pay $19M in synagogue dispute
A nearly two-decade legal battle between a Chabad rabbi and the Village of Old Westbury ended this month with a $19 million settlement after a federal judge found the village had unconstitutionally blocked construction of a synagogue. U.S. District Judge Gary Brown signed a consent decree on March 18 finalizing the settlement between the village and Rabbi Aaron Konikov, who leads the Lubavitch of Old Westbury, a Chabad-Lubavitch congregation. Ef…
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