the "merging of properties" into one mega-property for the purposes of being allowed to transfer stuff between the properties on the sabbath and holidays
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Do eiruvs have to be physical?
I go by a couple of synagoges on the way to work and I notice signs on the telephone poles saying "End of eiruv". Looking around, I don't see any lines that would form a closed space. I had been given the impression there had to be a physical line…
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Can I extend an Eruv?
I'm a reformist Jew. But I have a Jewish friend who is unreformed. He is living in an Eruv. They want to move to another house in the same neighborhood! They're concerned because their new house is no longer inside of the Eruv. This would create…
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Does an Eruv require the permission of everyone inside it, what happens when they explicitly decline?
In a comment I was told
Technically, [an Eruv] needs the permission of each non Jew that lives in the eruv if you are using his property or home, but practically we rely on the local government that has the right to search a home in a time of need,…
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Why do Eruvs use fishing line?
It seems there is a trend of erecting Eruvs with fishing line fixed to a lightpole. Why not instead use the actual electrical line the light pole was intended for and that already exists?
Wouldn't it be easier to visually inspect? Why is that the…
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Whose duty is it to notify other Jews when an Eruv is "down"?
If a Jew lives in Eruv do they,
Assume the Eruv is "up" unless told otherwise,
Assume the Eruv is "down" unless told otherwise,
Is the job collectively shared to inform others of the status of the Eruv, or is that the job of the rabbi?
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Can an electrical pole be replaced in an Eruv without notifying the community?
For a simple reduction,
Let's say there is an Eruv with an electrical pole-fishing line barrier and one of the electrical poles need to be serviced. Can one of those electrical poles be replaced by a non-Jew with the fishing line attached in a…
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Do the ceremonial rental agreements for Eruv's expire?
Aside from the terms to create an Eruv, how long are these ceremonial lease's valid for?
When someone sells a house inside of an Eruv, must they get permission from the new owner or otherwise renew the lease for the Eruv?
Do they have to have set…
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Does an Eruv exclude other places of worship, or non-Jews?
If an Eruv is erected inside of a metropolitan area, can it include Mosques, Churches, and other pagan places of worship? Or must it exclude these places? Can an Eruv be majority non-Jewish? If you exclude territory in an Eruv by creating a "hole":…
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