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Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said: "The eruv of the courtyards was established with the sole purpose of bringing peace."
Midrash Tanchuma Bereshit, chapter 16An eruv is a way of identifying an area within which certain activities may be performed on the Sabbath (Shabbat).
An eruv allows members of the community with poor mobility, such as mothers with babies, people with disabilities and the elderly, to come to the synagogue and visit friends and family on the Sabbath. As the community grows and thrives, it encompasses an ever-broadening diversity of people who want to be involved in Sabbath activities and prayer. The eruv provides them with the opportunity to do so, and as such benefits the whole community.
Rabbi Yehoshua said: "Why do we mix together the courtyards [build eruvin]? In order to follow peaceful ways... and through the eruv the people will make peace."
Jerusalem Talmud, Eruvin 83:2