ShalomNewYork.com

A federal court ruling that denied a Chicago condo resident’s right to hang a mezuzah on her front door incensed a local legislator and surprised area rabbis.“The mezuzah is a symbol that is as important as an American flag. To me, it’s protected by the first amendment,” retired Alderman Burton F. Natarus told Lubavitch.com. “I may have to heat up the drums” and take action against the ruling. In 2005, the Chicago city council unanimously passed an ordinance, introduced by Natarus, protecting all forms of religious symbols on doorways. Forcibly removing symbol, such as a mezuzah, violated the City’s Fair Housing Ordinance and carried a $300-500 fine, according to the legislation. Lubavitch.com