Citizens of West Hampton, NY, Express Their Fears of Jews Pushing Baby Strollers
The fear on Main Street in Westhampton Village just got more intense.
“I’m one of the fearful,” admitted shop owner, Jim Flood, to PIX 11 News.
Flood is feeling uneasy because Verizon and LIPA have granted the East End eruv Association approval to use utility poles, to set an Orthodox religious boundary to accommodate members of the Hampton Synagogue.
“The majority of the people in this community don’t want an eruv,” said Westhampton Beach Mayor Conrad Teller.
An eruv is a boundary that allows Orthodox Jews to push a stroller or carry things on a public street that are normally prohibited on the sabbath.