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Also known as eiruv, erub, eruvin, Ejruw

thumb|upright|An eruv pole and wire outside the Tower of David, [[Jerusalem. Only the higher of the two visible wires is used by the eruv.]]

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  • Definition
  • The prohibition of transferring between domains
  • ''Eruv chatzerot''
  • Sources
  • Specific laws of eruv
  • Checking the eruv
  • Activities prohibited even within an eruv
  • Disagreements among Orthodox groups
  • Eruv in Conservative and Reform Judaism
  • Coping without an eruv
  • Communities with eruvin
  • Historical
  • Controversies
  • Demographic changes
  • Legal status
  • Other forms of eruv
  • ''Eruv techumin''
  • ''Eruv tavshilin''
  • References
  • External links

thumb|upright|An eruv pole and wire outside the Tower of David, [[Jerusalem. Only the higher of the two visible wires is used by the eruv.]]

An eruv (; , , also transliterated as eiruv or erub, plural: eruvin or eruvim) is a ritual halakhic enclosure made for the purpose of allowing activities which are normally prohibited on Shabbat (due to the prohibition of hotzaah mereshut lereshut), specifically: carrying objects from a private domain to a semi-public domain (carmelit), and transporting objects four cubits or more within a semi-public domain. The enclosure is found within some Jewish communities, especially Orthodox ones.

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