Officials who run a small neighborhood synagogue are accusing the city of Houston of cutting off their electricity and heat before the holiday of Hanukkah over legal grudge going back to 2021.
Congregants of the Heimish of Houston meet at a 2,516 square foot single family home in the southwest part of the city. In 2021, the city threatened to file a lawsuit to shut down the congregation based on selective application of “residential-use” restrictions.
The city said that if the synagogue wasn’t shut down, they could face up to a $1,000 fine per day. In response, the synagogue filed a federal lawsuit accusing officials of infringing on the congregants’ right to religious expression, and the city backed off.
Attorneys for the synagogue believe the city is trying to keep power and heating off at the house of worship out of “animus” from the legal feud two years ago.”We simply want to […]
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