- On Friday afternoon,
call the Eruv Hot-Line at 781-446-9797 to find out if The Nonantum
Eruv is "up" (valid) or "down" (not valid). The eruv may only be relied
upon if you determine that its status is "up". The default presumption
each Shabbat is that the eruv is "down". Until one makes specific
inquiry, one must regard the eruv as invalid.
- Carrying items that
are intended to be used only after the Sabbath ends (such as car keys)
is still prohibited, even within an eruv. Carrying an umbrella is
still prohibited. An eruv only eliminates the rabbinic extensions
to the Torah prohibition of "bringing". It does not override the laws
of muktzeh. (Anything that one can't touch on the Sabbath isn't made
touchable by an eruv.)
- If you see a possible
or a definite flaw in the boundary, please call 781-446-9797 to notify
us of the need for inspection or repair.
- Please note that the
chazaka (the default mode) regarding the eruv is that it is DOWN,
not up. You MUST call the eruv hotline before Shabbat to verify that
it is up. If you forget to do this, YOU MAY NOT USE THE ERUV until
you have hard evidence that it is up.
- Support the maintenance
of the eruv by making a contribution whenever you can. In addition
to thousands of dollars of annual maintenance costs, the initial loan
of the $12,000 construction cost is not yet paid off.
- Please send your donations
to:
The Nonantum Eruv Fund, Adams Street Shul, P.O. Box 600371, Newtonville
MA 02460. or e-mail Michael Walker for more information.
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