Definition of eruv in English:
eruv
nounPlural eruvs, Plural eruvim ˈɛrʊvˈero͝ov
Judaism An urban area enclosed by a wire boundary which symbolically extends the private domain of Jewish households into public areas, permitting activities within it that are normally forbidden in public on the Sabbath.
Example sentencesExamples
- Jewish North London got planning permission for an eruv or two.
- The thing is, those wires and poles are fragile, so the eruv has to be checked every week.
- However, my first Shabbat in Vancouver, I was informed that one is not allowed to carry anything on Shabbat (in the absence of an eruv, which didn't exist).
- The Eruv Association then sued for a court order protecting their eruv and permitting the lechis to remain in place.
- Moreover, the Orthodox wouldn't be able to attend synagogue on the Sabbath without an eruv.
Origin
From Hebrew ‘ērūḇ, from a base meaning 'mixture'.