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#Rav Moshe Feinstein rejected the possibility of an eruv in Brooklyn because it had a population close to 3,000,000, which in his view would disallow relying on Rashi. Additionally, even if it didn't have that population it is still forbidden to make an eruv in such a big city because people will mistakenly learn from there that it is possible to make an eruv in a reshut harabbim.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 1:138-9, OC 4:87</ref> | #Rav Moshe Feinstein rejected the possibility of an eruv in Brooklyn because it had a population close to 3,000,000, which in his view would disallow relying on Rashi. Additionally, even if it didn't have that population it is still forbidden to make an eruv in such a big city because people will mistakenly learn from there that it is possible to make an eruv in a reshut harabbim.<ref>Igrot Moshe OC 1:138-9, OC 4:87</ref> | ||
====Queens==== | |||
#Rav Moshe Feinstein allowed an eruv to be built in Kew Garden Hills.<Ref>Igrot Moshe OC 4:86, Hashmata to 4:89 at end of YD 3</ref> He doesn't explain why it wasn't a reshut harabbim deoritta since within 12x12 mil there was a similar population as there was in Brooklyn, which he forbade.<Ref>[https://outorah.org/p/47867/ Rabbi Efraim Glatt] discusses this issue and two possible solutions.</ref> All he writes is that it is a small town and the eruv didn't include the highways. | |||
====Chicago==== | ====Chicago==== | ||
#Rav Ben Tzion Wosner<ref>Shevet Halevi 8:177(2)</ref> explains why he allowed an eruv in West Rogers Park, Chicago. His primary reason was that it had 3 walls because of rivers and trains and only needed fixing with tzurot hapetach in some locations. Additionally, he held that 600,000 is defined by the location that the eruv encloses and West Rogers Park itself certainly has a population less than 600,000. | #Rav Ben Tzion Wosner<ref>Shevet Halevi 8:177(2)</ref> explains why he allowed an eruv in West Rogers Park, Chicago. His primary reason was that it had 3 walls because of rivers and trains and only needed fixing with tzurot hapetach in some locations. Additionally, he held that 600,000 is defined by the location that the eruv encloses and West Rogers Park itself certainly has a population less than 600,000. | ||
====Los Angeles==== | ====Los Angeles==== | ||
# Rav Ovadia Yosef<ref>Yabia Omer OC 9:33</ref> allowed an eruv in Los Angeles on the basis of numerous leniencies in eruvin. He quotes the Chazon Ish regarding omed merubeh, Yeshuot Malko about cars and trains, as well as the Mishna Brurah's approach within Rambam. He doesn't indicate which of the above leniencies is the primary one but altogether he felt that there is room, even for Sephardim, to rely on an eruv even in a very large city such as LA. | # Rav Ovadia Yosef<ref>Yabia Omer OC 9:33</ref> allowed an eruv in Los Angeles on the basis of numerous leniencies in eruvin. He quotes the Chazon Ish regarding omed merubeh, Yeshuot Malko about cars and trains, as well as the Mishna Brurah's approach within Rambam. He doesn't indicate which of the above leniencies is the primary one but altogether he felt that there is room, even for Sephardim, to rely on an eruv even in a very large city such as LA. | ||
