What Does The Eruv Mean To Me?

The eruv will allow you to carry:

Tricycles, buggies, wheelchairs and prams may be wheeled within the area of the eruv. People with walking sticks or crutches may use those. With regard to taking medication, please consult your Rabbi.

One is forbidden to take ownership of goods on Shabbat, and so one should avoid taking gifts to hosts on Shabbat or Yom Tov (festivals), unless they are given with the proviso that ownership will be granted after Shabbat.

Any item which cannot be used on Shabbat or whose intended use is for after Shabbat (e.g. money, car key, Travelcard, pen, tools, musical instrument, motor vehicles, mobile phone or other electronic device) is muktzah and should not be moved or even touched on Shabbat. Since all electronic devices are muktzah, alarms may not be enabled or disabled on Shabbat.

Umbrellas or parasols should not be opened on Shabbat.

A shofar or a set of arbah minim are still muktzah and so we will not be allowed to use them if Yom Tov falls on Shabbat.

Certain items should not be brought to the synagogue out of respect for it as a place of worship. These include dirty nappies, secular books or magazines or anything of an immodest nature.

Anyone who wishes to use the eruv MUST ascertain that it is indeed functional on the Friday before - e-mail subscribe@eboreruv.org to subscribe to the weekly alert service. One may not assume that the eruv is functional - even if there have been no storms or major adverse weather conditions during the previous week. No kiddush, Bar Mitzvah, Aufruf or other Shabbat affair should be planned with the assumption that the eruv will be operational.

These are meant as general guidelines. All specific questions should be addressed to your Rabbi.