דער קערפער פֿון השםJan 16

I'm not sure why I'm surprised to find out Zurich didn't already have an eruv. 🤔

"A symbolic network of lines now connects several neighbourhoods, in particular #Wiedikon, #Enge and #Wollishofen in #Zurich. This is a so-called #Eruv, a closed public zone. In Zurich, it covers around 14 square kilometres.

In this designated area in the city of Zurich, relaxed rules now apply for #Jews during the day of rest, the #Sabbath."

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/sabbath-zone-in-zurich-cancels-various-day-of-rest-rules-for-jews/90786562?utm_source=multiple&utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

Zurich establishes public zone for Jewish Sabbath

The Jewish communities in the city of Zurich set up an eruv Sabbath zone.

www.swissinfo.ch
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 47Sep 25
I recently posted that my wife and I were ceasing donations to the #Boston #Eruv until they removed "We support Israel!" from their website.
They responded today: "I made the necessary edits to the website. Hopefully, our mutually beneficial arrangement of having a Community Eruv and having you support it as you have for many years can continue."
I'm pleased. This is honestly not what I expected.
Just a reminder that speaking up _can_ make a difference!
#Israel #genocide #BostonMA #JewishBoston
Jonathan Kamens 86 47Sep 22, 2025
My wife and I have happily supported the #Boston #Eruv for many years.¹
They put up a "We support Israel" logo on their website in October 2023 and haven't taken it down since.
I just emailed them that we won't donate again until they stop publicly supporting #Israel.
It's long past time for Jews with a conscience to tell Jewish institutions they're associated with that they're all done putting up with supporting #genocide.
[UPDATE: They took it down!]
#Gaza #Palestine #BostonMA #JewishBoston
Hacker NewsJun 9, 2025

The Wire That Transforms Much of Manhattan into One Big, Symbolic Home

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/eruv-manhattan-invisible-wire-jewish-symbolic-religious-home

#HackerNews #TheWireThatTransforms #Manhattan #Eruv #SymbolicHome #JewishCulture #UrbanLife

The Wire That Transforms Much of Manhattan Into One Big, Symbolic Home

The eruv, a nearly invisible holy boundary, must be intact every Friday.

Atlas Obscura
Father EnochSep 21, 2024

Showing my ignorance, but I thought #Judaism had rules so Jewish people DIDN'T have to do things like this.

Isn't it called "Preservation of Life?"

#Eruv
#Eruvim
#Manhattan
#JewishSabbath

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/there-s-a-wire-above-manhattan-that-you-ve-probably-never-noticed

There’s a Wire Above Manhattan That You’ve Probably Never Noticed

It’s 18 miles long.

Pocket
MittelalterblogNov 20, 2023
Neuer Beitrag in unserem Beiheft "Räume, Orte, Konstruktionen. (Trans)Lokale Wirklichkeiten im Mittelalter und der Frühen Neuzeit"! Ulrich Hausmann beleuchtet den #Eruv als kontroversen jüdischen Raum in den vormodernen #SchUM-Städten: https://doi.org/10.26012/mittelalter-29107
Kontroverser jüdischer Raum

Der Eruv in vormodernen Städten*   * Dieser Beitrag ist teilidentisch mit dem folgenden Aufsatz: Ulrich Hausmann, Jüdische Nachbarschaft inmitten christlicher Bürger. Raumnutzung und Alltagskontakte zwischen Juden und Christen in den SchUM-Städten, in: Zwischen Pogrom und Nachbarschaft. Beziehungen und gegenseitige...

Mittelalter
joelepsteinFeb 21, 2023
For Strictly Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/nyregion/brooklyn-observant-jews.html #brooklyn #eruv
For Strictly Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands

For the first time, an exception to the prohibition against “carrying” on the day of rest includes most of the borough, allowing, among other things, children to be pushed in strollers.

James M. Branum יעקב מתתיהוFeb 16, 2023

#Mazeldon @[email protected]
#Eruv #Shabbat

NYTimes: For Strictly Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands
For Strictly Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/nyregion/brooklyn-observant-jews.html?unlocked_article_code=kXhb6MKJtGIOlt_3T0Ux1B_YSOCVxaamYO7eeNIBqZrtbT3DLw2uhHeJuNgVvgVXslE2YZdQSawFvpRivbaPD00jV7SmB9CmhLO0O5FCNbJ-5jdM9ndmEUXG_3gWl9bUTatXL4E78sqfhXxcIEfNgcxUxaWT9Ej3Xmog2jw-k6R2gN2nuONCr0avBorDFWOp2OPO7_vGLi1YjTDUy_XeIew3wKG9qCbz1Kgg56aWeAVcxf8XaBHQ-MkniJfV_pROXiQwuSdJ14Gx2eJJVJ-yC1UzMVwxtDvot37Wv-2Z-pyyg-gRT9HooEfZaYKlaq9UWzA7RYj5YSIRPRbOlUNZszj0pw

For Strictly Observant Jews in Brooklyn, the Sabbath Expands

For the first time, an exception to the prohibition against “carrying” on the day of rest includes most of the borough, allowing, among other things, children to be pushed in strollers.