Section One
An Overview of the Benefits and
Halachic Issues Regarding a Lakewood Community Wide Eruv
What Are the Benefits That a Lakewood Community Wide
Eruv Has Over a Neighborhood Eruv
1: The benefits of a community wide eruv as opposed
to small neighborhood eruvin
To
begin with, it is a mitzvah to erect an eruv (Tur and Shulchan
Aruch, O.C. 366:13, 395:1; for proof that it’s a requirement for a
city as well, see BeHag, Perek Hador and Chasam Sofer, O.C.
99).
The Chasam Sofer (O.C. 99) states that it is
not possible for an individual to ensure that all the members of his household
do not carry inadvertently on Shabbos.
Additionally, an eruv helps to increase our oneg
Shabbos, e.g., the ability to take leisurely strolls and bring needed
food (Perishah, O.C. 395:1; see also Emek Shalah, Parshas
Kedoshim, ois 10).
From
the above, we can recognize many benefits to a community wide eruv,
including the following:
v
It
allows for more children and grandchildren to see their parents and
grandparents.
v
It
makes it easier for someone who needs medication to go to an alternative shul.
v
It
makes it easier for a ba’al simchah to place his guests.
v
It
makes it easier for mothers to go to simchas.
v
It
augments ones’ ability to take leisurely strolls.
v
Many
times, people, realize that they overlooked something in their pockets after
having left the boundaries of their local eruv.
Additional
benefits of a community wide eruv include the following:
v
It
encompasses more people; therefore, it helps minimize chilul Shabbos
by our Jewish brethren who are unfortunately not religious and carry on Shabbos
without an eruv (see Nefesh Chayah, siman 25 and Bais
Av, 2:1:25; see also Chelkas Yaakov, introduction to his Kuntres
Tikkun Eruvin).
v
It
helps minimize the issue of people carrying from one neighborhood eruv
to the other without realizing that there is a need to enact eruvei
chatzeiros
between these eruvin.
v
Many
times, small eruvin are not built correctly l’halachah. One large
eruv established by a professional eliminates the need for these
questionable eruvin.
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