Don’t worry there are a whole lot of jewish people that live inside a fishing line perimeter that are going to have to explain that whole racket before you get your chance to talk about soaking.
Yeah, they don’t usually encompass the whole city, just the Jewish communities. Eruvs aren’t really necessary if you aren’t following Halacha (Jewish custom/religious law). Plus it’s a big deal if it’s broken, and it’s less likely to be broken if it’s smaller and easier to maintain.
Yeah, they usually only put them up in neighborhoods with a large portion of jewish people since it has to be checked for contiguity before every sabbath. That alone limits how large a portion of the city you could enclose.
I wouldn’t want to be the guy standing in front of the Throne of God and saying “But technically…”
Don’t worry there are a whole lot of jewish people that live inside a fishing line perimeter that are going to have to explain that whole racket before you get your chance to talk about soaking.
For the downvoters:
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/13/721551785/a-fishing-line-encircles-manhattan-protecting-sanctity-of-sabbath
Religion in general is crazy
Nah. It’s a useful tool to use useful tools.
Believing in it is crazy.
Fair point
Partially?
Yeah, they don’t usually encompass the whole city, just the Jewish communities. Eruvs aren’t really necessary if you aren’t following Halacha (Jewish custom/religious law). Plus it’s a big deal if it’s broken, and it’s less likely to be broken if it’s smaller and easier to maintain.
In which case the city is not “partially encircled”, but “parts of the city are encircled”. Makes much more sense now.
Yeah, they usually only put them up in neighborhoods with a large portion of jewish people since it has to be checked for contiguity before every sabbath. That alone limits how large a portion of the city you could enclose.
Apparently the God of the Old Testament is extremely pedantic.
TIL