[Ann Archy]

THIS is what Orthodox means......following the rules instead of CHANGING them!!! Talk about Ghettoization!! These would be NO GO ZONES....maybe they already are.....I’m sure they don’t want any Gentiles in their hood.

[Albion Wilde]

The eruv is not to keep gentiles out; it is to give the Orthodox Jews within a boundary in which to walk on the Sabbath. We have several Orthodox communities in Maryland's Baltimore suburbs, where non-Orthodox drivers passing through on the public streets can observe Orthodox Jews walking the distance to and from services. Some communities used to use existing telephone poles. Now that most lines are buried, they are seeking other ways to erect the eruv. Click on the link above to read about why the eruv helps them to observe their "no work on the Sabbath" rule.