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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> | ||
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#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. | #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. | ||
* The author of EruvOnline in two articles [http://eruvonline.blogspot.com/2020/11/eruvin-in-news-queens.html 1] and | |||
[https://eruvonline.blogspot.com/2011/07/following-background-information-is.html 2] writes that in his understanding Rav Moshe didn't allow an Eruv in Brooklyn because he was lead to believe that there were 3 million people in Brooklyn and more than 600,000 in each of Flatbush and Boro Park. But had he known the actual populations he would have allowed it. | |||
* In 5:28:1 he writes that Brooklyn altogether has more than 600,000 people. However, in 5:28:5 he sounds like he says that separately Flatbush and Boro Park each have 600,000 people. In 4:88 says that one cannot make an eruv in Brooklyn even in one section unless an entire stretch of 12x12 mil (all of Brooklyn) doesn't have a population of 600,000.</ref> All he writes is that it is a small town and the eruv didn't include the highways. | |||
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#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. | ||
