Hearing On Unauthorized Orthodox School On Tap In Brick

BRICK, NJ — A lawsuit filed by Brick Township over an unauthorized school at the site of a former synagogue is set for a hearing this week in Ocean County Superior Court.

The hearing is set for Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Craig T. Wellerson on Brick Township's request for a cease and desist order for the school for Orthodox Jewish boys at the former Temple Beth Or synagogue site on Van Zile Road.

Brick Township filed suit against Congregation Kehilos Yisrael on Aug. 20, seeking an injunction to force it to stop operating the school, after weeks of notifications to the congregation that it needed to get permits and approval from the Brick Township Planning Board to convert the former synagogue to a school. The congregation was ordered to submit plans to the planning board by Tuesday.

The attorney for Congregation Kehilos Yisrael told Wellerson at a September hearing that they believe the school does not need approval from the planning board, the Asbury Park Press reported.

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