Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of eruv enclosures, outdoor public areas marked off by wire that symbolically extend the private domain of Jewish households so that Jews can carry items in public, an activity otherwise forbidden on Shabbat.
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Breaking News Hamptons Eruv Passes Key Legal Hurdle
A federal judge has removed a major legal roadblock to the construction of a controversial eruv religious boundary in Long Island’s tony East End. In a June 17 ruling, U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kathleen Tomlinson ruled that religious boundary markers, or “lechis,” may be placed on telephone poles in Westhampton Beach to create an…
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Breaking News Rio De Janeiro Launches First Eruv
The Jewish community of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil concluded the launch of its first eruv — an area where Orthodox Jews may carry items outside their homes on Shabbat. The new eruv of Copacabana and Ipanema — two southern neighborhoods that are famous for their beach scenes — was certified last week by Kolel…
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Breaking News Britain’s Largest Eruv Goes Into Use in Manchester
The United Kingdom’s largest eruv will be usable for the first time this Sabbath. The Manchester eruv took 10 years to plan and construct and is the U.K.’s most technically complex enclosure, according to the London Jewish Chronicle. Eruv experts from Jerusalem spent 10 days inspecting the enclosure before declaring it ready for use on…
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Breaking News Hamptons Jews File Federal Suit Over Town’s Rejection of Eruv
A group trying to have an eruv built in Long Island’s Hamptons filed a federal lawsuit after having its bid quashed by a zoning board. The East End Eruv Association filed its suit Tuesday in Brooklyn District Court against the Township of Southampton and the Southampton Zoning Board of Appeals. Last month, the zoning board…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart: What Happens in Eruv, Stays in Eruv
Last night on Jon Stewart, Wyatt Cenac reported from West Hampton Beach- the West Bank of Long Island- where trouble has arisen over an Eruv. Some residents aren’t happy about the invisible boundary that allows ultra-observant Jews to carry keys or push baby strollers on the Jewish Sabbath.
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Opinion N.J. Town’s In-tents Battle With Libyan Dictator
Folks in the leafy New York suburb of Englewood, N.J., are up in arms, according to news reports, over plans by the Libyan government to pitch a tent on a Libyan-owned property in their town. The pavilion is supposed to house strongman Muammar Gadhafi while he attends the opening of the United Nations General Assembly…
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