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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

More than 200 cities around the world are partially encircled by an eruv.

Partially?

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 4 months ago

In which case the city is not "partially encircled", but "parts of the city are encircled". Makes much more sense now.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

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.