Eruvin: Difference between revisions

In many cities around the world there are communal eruvin in order to allow Jews to carry outside on Shabbat. In order to establish an eruv 4 steps are necessary: (1) First, it is necessary to establish that the city in question is suitable to have an eruv and isn't considered a reshut harabbim. That can be accomplished in several ways such as by ensuring that there is a population less than 600,000 people, the area is surrounded by a majority of walls, or according to some opinions the streets aren't straight. This topic is discussed on the [[Hotzaah]] page. (2) Halachic walls need to be erected using a combination of buildings, fences, walls, bushes, and cliffs. The gaps or large areas with no walls need to be closed using tzurot hapetach, with a string over two poles. This is discussed on this page. (3) It is necessary to rent from the municipality or police the public areas for ritual purposes. This is called ''shechirut reshut'' and discussed on the [[Allowing_Carrying_Using_an_Eruv_Chatzerot#Sechirut_Reshut]] page. (4) A box of bread or matzah needs to be acquired to the Jews of the community and stored in a publicly accessible location. This is called an eruv chatzerot and discussed on the [[Allowing_Carrying_Using_an_Eruv_Chatzerot]] page. For a conceptual background to the topic of eruvin see [[Introduction to the Modern Eruv]].