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from bb, re: manhattan's eruv (wire around the area), every week two chasidic rabbis drive around to check on it.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jun 26 '17, 12:19

there are also eruvs around or within areas of other cities, some have a hotline that can be called each week to check on status; but, if there's a big storm or the like, the default is to think it's down, so observant folks have to adjust.

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"Man... fishing line... I was not expecting that... I guess you got me there..." -- nm - God Jun 26, 12:33 1
- It does seem like something out of Preacher. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 12:37
I didn't understand this, especially since I first read it as "two chasidic rabbits" -- nm - crash davis Jun 26, 12:23
I'm with mafic in that it seems silly but it's their religion. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 12:21 5
- it makes more sense to me than some other, more random rules, not to mention those that clearly had nothing to do with religion but become part of - b. Jun 26, 12:34 4
  - Iirc, the most traditional jewish thing, covering the head with a hat or yamika, there is no torah, talmudic reason -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 12:44 1
    - not everyone agrees on the origin nor how it should be implemented (just at temple or all the time), but the talmud has head-covering - b. Jun 26, 12:51
  - I mean, consider where I stand on religion in the first place. But this does seem especially cheating. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 12:41 1
    - it's mostly a practical thing. should be noted that not everyone follows it, some stick to their own homes/physical-wall compounds. - b. Jun 26, 12:57

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from bb, re: manhattan's eruv (wire around the area), every week two chasidic rabbis drive around to check on it.

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