02385nam 22005773 450 991083837690332120230121060832.09798887190846(electronic bk.)10.1515/9798887190846(MiAaPQ)EBC30339840(Au-PeEL)EBL30339840(CKB)26027392400041(DE-B1597)650537(DE-B1597)9798887190846(EXLCZ)992602739240004120230121d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBuilding Communities A History of the Eruv in America1st ed.Boston, MA :Academic Studies Press,2023.©2023.1 online resource (186 pages)North American Jewish StudiesPrint version: Mintz, Adam Building Communities Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press,c2023 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. History of the Eruv -- 2. The St. Louis Eruv -- 3. The East Side of Manhattan Eruv -- 4. The Toronto Eruv -- 5. The Manhattan Eruv, 1949–1962 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- IndexJewish law forbids carrying objects between private or public areas on the Sabbath. However, rabbinic authorities deemed carrying permissible within a physical enclosure called an eruv. This book explores the rabbinic debates surrounding the creation of such enclosures in North American cities and examines the evolution of American Orthodox communities from the late-nineteenth century through the 1960s.North American Jewish StudiesEruvHistoryOrthodox JudaismUnited StatesSOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish StudiesbisacshAmerican Jewish History.Eruv.Halakhah.Jewish Studies.St. Louis Eruv.Toronto Eruv.EruvHistory.Orthodox JudaismSOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies.296.8/320973Mintz Adam1727958MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910838376903321Building Communities4135910UNINA