eruv

[ air-oov, er-; Sephardic Hebrew e-roov; Ashkenazic Hebrew ey-roov ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural er·u·vin [air, -, oo, -vin, er, -, e-, r, oo-, veen, ey-, roo, -vin], er·uvs.

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.

eruv

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eruv¹

From the Hebrew word ʿērūbh literally, mixture, mixing

Word History and Origins

Origin of eruv¹

C20: from Hebrew, literally: mixture, mixing

Example Sentences

And for Orthodox Jews who want to leave their homes on the Sabbath, there is something called an Eruv, a ring of string that demarcates a neighborhood and represents a symbolic extension of the home.

From Washington Post

The Eruv in Bal Harbour includes a walking path in Surfside where Orthodox Jews can carry things on the Sabbath.

From Washington Post

The thin eruv wire that surrounds the Satmar Hasidic community where she lives might as well be an Iron Curtain.

From New York Times

Religious soldiers had told him of a problem with the eruv, a cable encircling the base for religious reasons.

From New York Times

In 2017, he wrote an op-ed in The Record of North Jersey with Senator Cory Booker, titled “Anti-Semitism has no home in New Jersey,” after the destruction of a Jewish symbol called the eruv in multiple towns in the state and anti-Semitic graffiti was found on the Airport Diner in Wantage.

From New York Times