Exploring the Tradition of Eruv in Manhattan
By
rmason
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
The article discusses the practice of creating an eruv, a symbolic boundary in Manhattan, through the installation of invisible wires. Rabbi Moshe Tauber inspects the wire every week to ensure its integrity.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledEvery Thursday and Friday morning, Rabbi Moshe Tauber leaves his home in Rockland County, New York, at about 3:30 a.m.
Known as an eruv, the wire surrounds most of the borough.
He starts at 126th Street in Harlem and drives down, hugging the Hudson River most of the way, to Battery Park and back up along the East River.
A contractor attaches a new wire at 56th Street and 11th Avenue.
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