Matter of Congregation Kol Shafar (2006)
Congregation Kol Shafar is a Conservative Jewish congregation in Tiburon, California, just north of San Francisco. In 2006, the Tiburon Planning Commission denied the congregation’s plan to make much-needed improvements to its existing synagogue, despite the Congregation’s willingness to accept reasonable conditions. That’s when the congregation turned to the Becket Fund. Becket Fund attorneys wrote a series of legal opinion letters to Tiburon’s officials, warning that the denial violated federal law. As a result, Tiburon compromised and allowed Kol Shafar to expand its synagogue.
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11-17-2006 Tiburon makes compromise on Kol Shafar expansion, Jim Staats, Marin Independent Journal
11-14-2006 Love thy neighbor: Kol Shafar rabbi battling residents of Tiburon over facility’s expansion, Jim Staats, Marin Independent Journal
11-14-2006 Tiburon neighbors: It’s an issue of noise, parking and traffic, Jim Staats, Marin Independent Journal
10-25-2006 Synagogue Expansion Debated, Jim Staats, Marin Independent Journal
10-25-2006 Opposing sides square off at hearing over synagogue, Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle
10-23-2006 Synagogue expansion fight gets ugly, Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle
10-22-2006 Tiburon council braced for tense talk on temple, Jim Staats, Marin Independent Journal
10-10-2006 Synagogue in Tiburon, CA calls on Becket Fund for Zoning Appeal, RLUIPA.com
