eruv

American  

[air-oov, er-, e-roov, ey-roov] / ˈɛər ʊv, ˈɛr-, ˈɛ ruv, ˈeɪ rʊv /

noun

Judaism.

eruvin, plural eruvs plural

1. any of three rabbinical enactments that ease certain Sabbath restrictions.

2. a line delineating an area in which Orthodox Jews may carry on certain activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath.

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eruv British  

/ ˈɛəruːv, ˈɛruːv /

noun

1. Judaism an area, circumscribed by a symbolic line, within which certain activities forbidden to Orthodox Jews on the Sabbath are permitted

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• eruvin
  plural
• eruvs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of eruv

From the Hebrew word ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing

Example Sentences

Because some of the cases involved civil rights claims, when the municipalities lost in court, the town and villages became liable to pay the eruv association’s legal fees, which total in the millions of dollars.

From New York Times • May 29, 2016

“They claim it’s a wonderful, diverse village, and we agree, and we don’t want to see that change either, and an eruv isn’t going to change that,” Yehudah Buchweitz, a partner at the firm, said.

From New York Times • May 29, 2016

An eruv has been placed in numerous communities around the country, including New York City, Washington, D.C.,

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2015

A group called Jewish People for the Betterment of Westhampton Beach claimed in a 2012 lawsuit that the eruv violated the Constitution.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2015

The Manhattan eruv began on the Upper West Side in 1994 and was extended eastward, to the East River, in 2004.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2011