Eruv

Eruv (or Eiruv or Erub) is a Hebrew word meaning "mixture", and refers to any of three procedures which allow certain activities in Jewish law which would otherwise be forbidden. In colloquial usage, it most often refers to the Eruv for carrying, but it can also refer to the Eruv for cooking or the Eruv for traveling as explained below.

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On the Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath), the Torah requires that Jews not move any item outdoors, no matter its weight or purpose. According to Torah law as understood by the Talmud, this encompasses three actions:

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• Moving an object from an enclosed area (such as a private home, public building, or fenced-in area) to a major thoroughfare,
• moving an object from a major thoroughfare to an enclosed area, or
• moving an object more than four cubits within a major thoroughfare.

To prevent confusion over exactly what constitutes a major thoroughfare, early ancient rabbis expanded the ban to any area that was not fenced or walled in.

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