Eruv Online: December 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Jerusalem 10

Jerusalem Eruv Linked to Northern Neighborhoods

Jerusalem city councilwoman Yael Antebi has informed residents of the Pisgat Ze'ev and Neve Ya'akov neighborhoods, at the northern end of the city, that the city's religious council has connected the eruv, a symbolic border, to that of the two neighborhoods. The eruv demarcates the area in which Jews are allowed to carry objects or do things such as pushing baby carrieages on Shabbat without being in violation of Jewish law. Read on...

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Woodside Park, London

Woodside Park is Looking to Join the Eruv Club

By Jay Grenby

Woodside Park Synagogue is putting the finishing touches to its plans for an eruv, which it intends to submit to Barnet Council in early spring.

The move follows community and general public consultation meetings. If approved, the eruv will cover four square miles, taking in Whetstone, Oakleigh Park and Totteridge, as well parts of Finchley. Read on...

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Far Rockaway/Lawrence, NY 2

The Five Towns Eiruv: The Inside Story

By Menachem Kagan

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail . . . This article is not about the U.S. Postal Service, but about the Five Towns eiruv. Like mail carriers, the individuals who make sure the eiruv is up each week work through all kinds of weather—sometimes with a cooler full of drinks, other times with raincoats and layers of warm clothes—ensuring that any problems with the eiruv are fixed in time for Shabbos. Maintaining the eiruv involves two steps: carefully checking the eiruv every week, and hours of maintenance to fix the myriad of problems that arise. The checkers are mostly volunteers from the Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns. “I feel fortunate to have the z’chus to enhance so many peoples’ oneg Shabbos. It must be that the others feel this way as well, because no one ever complains—even when the weather is particularly bad and we’re sloshing through the snow in our boots while most people are warm and dry inside,” said one of the kollel members. The checking involves many of the bachurim and kollel members. “If you happen to be at the Yeshiva Gedolah’s parking lot at the right time you can see them all pile into cars and drive off in all directions!” said another kollel member. The checkers are organized and overseen by the maintenance crew, who are constantly conferred with regarding different changes and problems. Read on...

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Dallas, TX 3

How Fishing Wire Helps North Texas Jews Live in the Modern World

By Pamela Gwyn Kripke

You might not know that you are in it, when you are in it. I have been in it, and have not known. Okay, I have noticed the kosher deli at the Tom Thumb supermarket and the three kosher deli men behind the counter. This is not remarkable, coming from New York. I have noticed the fringe from their prayer shawls peeking out from their white coats. But known that I was in something? Actually within a place, a province, a spiritual arrondissement? God, no. Read on...

Friday, December 10, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Borehamwood, London 12

Jewish Community Feels 'Transformed' After Eruv Installation

By Suruchi Sharma

The Borehamwood Eruv has proved to be a contentious subject since the original planning application was passed in 2007.

An eruv is a symbolic religious boundary to allow Orthodox Jews to carry out tasks usually prohibited on the Sabbath, such as carrying or pushing. Read on...

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Pinner, London

An Eiruv for Pinner

Pinner United Synagogue (part of the United Synagogue in London) plans to build an Eiruv in its environs. This talk, presented in the Community's SHAPE Adult Education Programme, introduces the members to the concepts behind an Eiruv and addresses some of their concerns. Read on...

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Queens, NY 3

Eruv Extended to Six Neighborhoods

By Bob Doda

Those that observe Torah law in six Queens communities will now be able to move about freely on the Sabbath and during the High Holy Days thanks to a yearlong process which culminated at Queens Borough Hall last week.

The Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – with the help of prominent community rabbis – have extended an eruv – a wire connected to light posts creating an enclosed boundary – linking six communities to the nursing and rehabilitation center, allowing those who practice Torah law to travel within those confines while carrying items during the Sabbath. The objective of the extension was to allow members of the community to push strollers and visit loved ones at Margaret Tietz without obstructing Torah law. Read on...

Friday, December 03, 2010

Eruvin in the News: Stanmore, London 5

Harrow Approves Stanmore Eruv

Harrow Council has granted planning permission to create the largest boundary in London to give Orthodox Jews greater freedom on the Sabbath.

Within the Stanmore Eruv, one of just hundreds worldwide, observant Jews will be able to perform duties on the Sabbath - from pushing babies in prams to carrying essential medicines - which they are otherwise forbidden to do. Read on...

Eruvin in the News: Brondesbury Park, London

Another Eruv Planned

By Robyn Rosen

Brondesbury Park Synagogue is planning the latest London eruv, allowing the Orthodox to carry items or push buggies and wheelchairs on Shabbat.

An eruv committee has been formed and meetings are being held to confirm the boundaries, taking in Brondesbury Park, Queens Park, Mapesbury and parts of West Hampstead. Read on...

Eruvin in the News: Queens, NY 2

Tietz Center Sets Up Eruvs

Symbolic Fence Allows For More Mobility During the Sabbath

By Joe Anuta

A Jamaica Hills nursing and rehabilitation center has been working to connect orthodox Jewish communities in several northern Queens neighborhoods — literally.

Representatives from the Margaret Tietz Center gathered at Borough Hall Tuesday to celebrate the extension of a traditional structure that allows Orthodox Jews to move about on the sabbath and, more importantly, allows them access to the center at 164-11 Chapin Pkwy. Read on...

Eruvin in the News: Westhampton Beach, NY 18

Eruv Proposal Sends Villages Scrambling for Legal Advice

By Erica Jackson

Westhampton Mayor says he is unsure of the legality of an Eruv.

A proposal by the East End Eruv Association to create an Eruv around Westhampton Beach and parts of Southampton Town the the Village of Quogue has led local municipalities to seek legal counsel.

The Village of Westhampton Beach has scheduled a meeting with its lawyers this week to discuss the proposal that has many local up in arms. Read on...

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HALACHAH

Primer on Hilchos Reshuyos and Eruvin

Where We May Carry on Shabbos I
What Is a Reshus HaYachid I
What Is a Tzuras HaPesach I
What Is a Reshus HaRabbim I, II

GENERAL HALACHAH

Key Points Regarding the Permissibility of an Eruv in Brooklyn I
Why Brooklyn Is Not a Reshus HaRabbim Part: I, IIa, IIb, III
Why Construct an Eruv? I
The Chazon Ish on Carrying I
Eruvin: Whose Obligation I
The Obligation of Eruvin I
Does Anyone Have a Right to Override a Mitzvah d’Rabbanan? I
Can the Minority Compel the Majority to Establish an Eruv? I
Various Issues Regarding Eruvin Part: Ia, Ib, Ic, II, III, IV, V, VI
Delasos – Me’d’Oraysa or Me’d’rabbanan Part: I
Halachah K’Divrei Hameikil B'Eruvin Part: I, II
A Rambam Eruv in Brooklyn? I
According to the Mishnah Berurah, May a Baal Nefesh Carry in an Eruv of Tzuras HaPesachim? Part: I, II
Kuntres Kaneh VeKinamon: Carrying and the Baal Nefesh I
The Achiezer Explained Part: I, II
Is a Street Intersected by a Roofed Area Considered Mefulash? I
Are City Streets Considered 16 Amos Wide? I
Carrying a Lulav or a Shofar for a Woman or a Child on Yom Tov I

Mechitzos

The Shulchan Aruch Explained I
Like Whom Does the Rif Pasken – like Rav Yehudah or the Chachamim? I
Pirtzos, Biblical or Rabbinical proscription? I
The Overwhelming Majority of Achronim Maintain Lo Asu Rabbim U’Mevatlei Mechitzta I
The Overwhelming Majority of Rishonim Maintain Lo Asu Rabbim U’Mevatlei Mechitzta I
The Brilliant Chiddush of the Chazon Ish I
Houses as Mechitzos: Exclusive to the Chazon Ish? I

Mefulash

Mefulash According to Most Poskim I
Mefulash According to the Shulchan Aruch I

Shishim Ribo

Are a Vehicle’s Occupants Included in the Shishim Ribo? I
The Requirement of Shishim Ribo: Is It Conditional on a City? I
Shishim Ribo According to the Achronim: A Daily Requirement or Not I
Are There Rishonim Who Require a Daily Shishim Ribo? I
Rashi and the Criterion of Shishim Ribo: Conditional on a Street or a City? I
The Overwhelming Majority of Achronim Maintain That the Shishim Ribo Has to Traverse the Street Itself I
Shishim Ribo According to the Shulchan Aruch I
The Overwhelming Majority of Rishonim Maintain that Shishim Ribo is a Criterion of a Reshus Harabbim I
The Reprinting of the Berlin Edition of the Behag I
Shishim Ribo – A Mystery Solved Part: I, II
Birur HaShitos ─ Regarding Shishim Ribo Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI

Sechiras Reshus

Sechiras Reshus for Contemporary City Eruvin Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII
Sechiras Reshus According to the Rivash Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII

Hilchos Eruvin According to Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l

Key Points Regarding the Permissibility of an Eruv in Brooklyn According to Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l I
The Permissibility of a Brooklyn Eruv According to Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l Part: I, II, III, IVa, IVb, IVc
Rav Moshe Feinstein Zt”l: A New Discovery, Part: I, II
Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l: The Need For Eruvin I
Kol Koreis Versus Rav Moshe Feinstein Zt”l’s Teshuvos I
Is There a Requirement of Delasos According to Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l I
Does Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l Require a Daily Shishim Ribo? I
Does the Eruv Encompass Shishim Ribo? I
Three Million: More or Less? I
Shishim Ribo According to Hagaon Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l Part: I, II
Brooklyn and Queens: Same or Different? I
Yerushalayim of Old and Brooklyn: A Common Thread? I

HISTORY

History of City Eruvin: Intro
The Eruv in Krakow Part: I, II, III, IV
The Eruv in St. Louis Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
Historical Overview of City Eruvin I
Why is Eruvin Different From Any Other Issue that it Elicits Such a Visceral Response? Part: I, II
The Hundredth-Year Anniversary of the First Eruv in New York 1905-2005 I
The Earliest Reference to Carrying on Shabbos in New York City I
The Kol Korei of the Chemdas Shlomo I
An Eruv in Karlin? I
Meoz U’Mekedem – Exploring the Historical Roots of the Machlokas Regarding Eruvin Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV
Eruvin in Pre-War Europe: An Eyewitness Account I
A Purim Line From the Past I
The Truth About Warsaw Part: I, II, III, IV

COMMENTARY

Eruv = Tzuras Hapesach I
Specious Arguments Made in the Name of the Mishnah Berurah I
Would the Chazon Ish Have Utilized His Chiddush to Allow an Eruv L’chatchilah? I
Rav Eliyahu Henkin zt”l and an Eruv in New York City Part: I, II
Rav Henkin’s Final Opinion on the Manhattan Eruv Part: I, II, III, IV, V
Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l and City Eruvin Part: I
A Startling Discovery I, II
Fiction As Fact? I
Hagaon Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l’s Reluctance to Pasken Against the Establishment of an Eruv I
Specious Arguments Made in the Name of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l Against an Eruv in Brooklyn: Part: I, II
Would Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l Allow an Eruv for the Lower East Side of Manhattan? I
Rav Moshe zt"l and the Walking Stick I
HaRav Dovid Feinstein Shlita and the Flatbush Eruv Controversy I
Rabbi Ruven Feinstein on His Father’s Shitos in Eruvin I
The Truth About the Satmar Rebbe and a Williamsburg Eruv Part: I
The Truth About Rav Yonasan Stief zt”l and a Eruv in New York City I
The Truth About Rav Chaim Michoel Dov Weissmandel zt”l and a Eruv in New York City Part: I, II
In His Own Words: HaRav Wosner Shlita Clarifies His Position on Eruvin I
Harav Yechezkel Besser zt”l: I
Things You Have Always Wanted to Know About the Flatbush Eruv (But Were Never Told) Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII
The 1981 Boro Park Kol Korei Exposed I
The 1979 Flatbush Kol Korei Exposed Part: I, II
In Light of New Evidence: Revisiting Brooklyn’s Kol Koreis I
Questions and Answers Regarding the Flatbush Eruv Part: I, II, III
A Call to End the Double Standard I
Such is the “Matzav” I
Rebuttal to the Laws of an Eruv Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII
Rebuttal to the Laws of an Eruv - Hebrew Section Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
Chukei Chaim: Eruvin Rebuttal Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
The Truth Regarding Rt. 9 and an Eruv in Lakewood Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Lakewood Eruvin: The Truth Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII
Punch “Lines”: An Eruv Comedy I
Arichas Shulchan HaLevi: Rejoinder to HaGaon HaRav Belsky Shlita, Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI
My Response to the Responsa – Shulchan Halevi Part: I, II
A Question and Answer Shiur From HaRav HaGaon Rav Yisroel Belsky Shlita I
Gezeiros and More: HaRav Shlomo Pearl Shlita on the Brooklyn and Queens Eruvin, Part: I, II, III, IV
Misconceptions in the Los Angeles Eruv Guidebook Part: I, II, III, IV
Commentary on Eruvin Shiurim by Rabbi Shraga Kallus, Part: I, II, III, IVa, IVb, IVc, V Series 2, Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb
A Critical Analysis of the Bais Va’ad L’Chachamim Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
A Critical Analysis of Rav Yisroel Hirsch’s Critique of Eruvin in Brooklyn Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
The Flatbush/Williamsburg Eruv Imbroglio Continues I
The Williamsburg Eruv Imbroglio Continues I
The Williamsburg Eruv: Eruvin and Politics I
A Letter to the Editor I
The Washington Heights Eruv Controversy I
The Opinion of the Chacham Tzvi, the Bais Ephraim, and the Mahari Asad Regarding London I
The Opinion of the Ohel Yaakov Regarding London I
A The Truth Regarding the Stamford Hill Eruv Part: I, II, III
A Critical Analysis of the London Anti-Eruv Kuntres Part: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
The Stamford Hill Eruv Imbroglio Continues Part: I, II, III, IV
The Eruv HaMehudar in NW London I
The Jewish Tribune’s Argument Against the NW London Eruv Part: I, II, III
An Open Letter From HaRav Kimchi Shlita I
The Case of the Missing Missive I
My Answer to Some Critique I
The Case of the Vanishing Comment I

ERUVIN IN THE NEWS

New York City I
East Coast I
New York, NY I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Williamsburg I
Sunnyside, Queens I, II
Queens, NY I, II, III, IV
Far Rockaway/Lawrence, NY I, II
Westhampton Beach, NY I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI
Cornell University, NY I
Woodridge, NY I, II
Swan Lake, NY I
Travel Advisory I
NW London I, II, III
Stamford Hill, London I
Mill Hill, London I, II, III, IV, V
Edgware, London I, II, III, IV
Hampstead, London I, II
Borehamwood, London I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
Stanmore, London I, II, III, IV, V
Brondesbury Park, London I
Pinner, London I
Woodside Park, London I
Manchester,England I, II, III
Saint Brice, France I
Eretz Yisroel I, II, III
Jerusalem I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X
Kiryat Yovel, Jerusalem I, II, III
Sdei Eliezer, Upper Galilee I
Montreal, Canada I
Westmount, Quebec I
Amsterdam I
Vienna I
St Ives, Australia I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII
Tanzania I
Johannesburg, South Africa I
Philadelphia, PA I
Center City, PA I
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Wynnewood, PA I, II, III
Lancaster, PA I
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Baltimore, MD I
Potomac, MD I
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Denver, CO I
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Tenafly, NJ I, II
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Marlboro, NJ I, II
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Dallas, TX I, II, III
Plano, TX I
Boynton Beach, FL I, II, III

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