OCEAN TOWNSHIP— For the second time, this township's Board of Adjustment on Monday turned down an application top open a Jewish school on the site of a former elementary school.

The meeting to decide on Yeshiva Gedola Na'os Yaakov's application on Logan Road  was called at the order of a federal judge after the Yeshiva appealed the board's original decision in December, claiming religious discrimination. The Board was ordered to hear the case again and take a vote.

The board voted unanimously to deny the Yeshivah’s variance application on Monday night and every member of the board went out of their way to explain exactly why they were voting against it. According to the news website WordOnTheShore.com, members cited quality-of-life issues, safety of the students and "density concerns."

The U.S. District Court will review the meeting and determine if the hearing and vote were correctly held.

The applicant has accused residents and board members of anti-semitism.

The township is home to many Jewish residents, some of whom also spoke against the proposal. The site of the proposed yeshiva is about a quarter mile from an Orthodox Jewish high school.

The proposed yeshiva included dorms for 96 students between the ages of 18 to 22, who would be supervised 24 hours a day.

The proposed yeshiva included dorms for 96 students between the ages of 18 to 22, who would be supervised 24 hours a day. The surrounding neighborhood has been fiercely opposed to the plan and packed meetings on the application.

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