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...
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...
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...
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...
By Suruchi Sharma
A symbolic religious boundary to allow Orthodox Jews to carry out tasks usually prohibited on the Sabbath will be used for the first time this weekend across Borehamwood.
The original planning application for the boundary was passed in 2007 and amendments to the plan were unanimously approved by Hertsmere Borough Council's planning committee in November last year. Read on...
By Jack Royston
An area of Stanmore where Orthodox Jews can break tradition on the Sabbath will become part of the biggest of its kind in London.
The boundaries of the Eruv will be extended to link it to one in Edgware, allowing those who follow the faith to do day-to-day tasks like pushing prams and carrying shopping on the religion's holy day. Read on...
The Quogue Village Board on Friday agreed to spend up to $20,000 on private attorneys, asking them to investigate whether or not a non-profit interested in creating a symbolic Jewish religious boundary can legally do so without securing village approval. Read on...
A nonprofit formed to create an eruv in the Hamptons has received preliminary permission from two utilities to use their poles in creating the symbolic religious border in the Westhampton Beach area.
The East End Eruv Association, a nonprofit created in March, had applied to Verizon and the Long Island Power Authority for permission to string wires on their utility poles to create the eruv. Read on...
By Will James
A non-profit organization has cleared two major hurdles on the path to establishing a symbolic Jewish religious boundary, known as an eruv, that would encompass Westhampton Beach Village and the hamlet of Quiogue, the head of the organization said on Wednesday.
Marvin Tenzer, the Westhampton Beach resident who heads the East End Eruv Association, said he received word from Verizon on Tuesday evening that the company intends to allow his organization to attach markings, known as “lechis,” to utility poles in order to delineate an eruv that would encompass Westhampton Beach and Quiogue, and also include parts of Quogue and Westhampton. The Long Island Power Authority, which owns other utility poles in the area, agreed to allow the organization to mark its poles this summer but is currently reviewing that agreement, according to a spokeswoman. Read on...
