The West Hartford Eruv
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said: "The eruv of the courtyards was established with the sole purpose of bringing peace."
Midrash Tanchuma Bereshit, chapter 16
Our local community eruv is checked and maintained by the West Hartford Eruv Committee, an association comprised lay volunteers under the rabbinic guidance of Rabbi Tuvia Brander.
A map of the eruv is below. Please review the notes regarding the permissibility of carrying on Shabbat on the inside of any street along the border of the eruv. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Rabbi Brander at rabbi@youngisraelwh.org.
Eruv Status
Eruv Map
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Eruv Boundary Notes
- The west side of North Main Street is outside the eruv from just before Sheep Hill Road northward. One cannot walk from North Main Street to Sheep Hill Road from within the eruv.
- The west side of Steele Road near Elizabeth Park is in the eruv, except at the intersection with Asylum Avenue. One can remain within the eruv by carefully walking around to the west of the telephone pole on the northwest corner of Asylum Avenue and Steele Road.
- The north east boundary of the eruv which runs along Bloomfield Ave does not consistently cover Bloomfield Ave. To approach the Hebrew Center, JCC or Federation campus, one should approach from the south and walk via Simsbury Road.
- The corner and intersection of Albany Ave and Bloomfield Ave is outside the eruv.
Checking the Eruv's Status
The Eruv's status is updated every Friday (or erev Yom Tov, if a Yom Tov falls on Friday). It can be obtained in the following ways:
- Following the eruv on Twitter, where you can also get SMS updates to your smartphone by texting ON WHartfordEruv to 40404
- Visiting our website, either directly above on this page, or on the right column of any page.
- Calling the Eruv Hotline at 860-232-6417
The Eruv in the Media
- West Hartford eruv forms imaginary walled city
Ann Marie Somma | Hartford Faith and Values | February 26, 2013 - Beyond power outage: How storm affected CT’s eruvim
Cindy Mindell | Jewish Ledger | November 9, 2011
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
Thu, November 21 2024
20 Cheshvan 5785
