L.A. eruv downed for Yom Kippur

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on September 20, 2012

[UPDATED] Minus the eruv, no excuses

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on June 22, 2012

When construction for the widening of the 405 Freeway put the Los Angeles Community Eruv out of operation for Shabbat on June 15, it added some complications to the Sabbath plans of some observant Jewish Angelenos. But probably few more so than Elliot Katzovitz, who was among those involved in designing the eruv about a decade ago.

[UPDATED] Highway construction downs L.A. Eruv for Sabbath

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on June 15, 2012

The Los Angeles Community Eruv, which allows observant Jews to carry items within its restricted boundaries on the Sabbath, will not be in operation on the Shabbat that starts at sundown today, June 15 due to a break caused by construction on the 405 Freeway, according to a posting on the eruv’s website, laeruv.com.

Highway construction downs L.A. eruv

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on November 3, 2011

Sydney local council denies permission to build eruv

Published on August 24, 2011

Jewish leaders in Sydney are irate after a local council denied an application to build an eruv.

The Daily Show’s Wyatt Cenac on the Eruv - The Thin Jew Line

Published on March 24, 2011

News from the hood, eruv in the air

Published on February 15, 2007

Letters to the Editor

Carry On! Venice community gets an eruv approved

By Tom Tugend
Published on November 22, 2006

The Shul on the Beach, formally known as the Pacific Jewish Center (PJC), has crowned four years of negotiations to install an eruv along the Pacific shoreline and inland area.The historic Orthodox congregation in Venice finally won approval from the California Coastal Commission to create an unbroken symbolic border to allow observant families to carry basic necessities and push baby strollers beyond the confines of the home on the Sabbath.

Camp Adjusts to Life Away From Parent

By David Finnigan
Published on May 26, 2005

This will be Camp JCA Shalom's first summer away from home. For the first time in its 54-year history, the Malibu camp is independent, having broken away from the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles (JCCGLA) in January.

Life after the centers crisis hasn't been easy for The Shalom Institute: Camp and Conference Center, and now officials are learning how to raise the bulk of the camp's $2.3 million budget.

"Everything is great but we need support," said Bill Kaplan, executive director of the Shalom Institute, which runs Camp JCA Shalom.

Irvine Orthodox Plan to Erect Eruv

By Andrea Adelson
Published on September 2, 2004

Sean Samuels, a Beth Jacob board member, was instrumental in the quest to erect Irvine's eruv, which should be operational by Rosh Hashanah.

The Largest Eruv in the World

By Julie G Fax
Published on July 4, 2002

A temporary new eruv in the Pico-Robertson area has already freed many who were homebound on Shabbat, and work on a larger eruv encompassing more of the city is under way and may be completed as soon as Rosh Hashana.

A Mostly Jewish Festival

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on July 13, 2000

Q: When does a fence equal freedom?
A: When it's an eruv.
On Sun., July 2 the Jewish community of Northridge will celebrate the official initiation of its new eruv, allowing observant Jews the ability to carry on the Sabbath within its domain.The project was initiated more than 10 years ago by members of Young Israel of Northridge, at that time the only traditional Jewish community in the North Valley. They created the North Valley Eruv Society, which eventually expanded to include members of surrounding congregations, such as Temple Ramat Zion, Em Habanim and Chabad of Northridge.

Masters of Their Domain

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on June 22, 2000

Q: When does a fence equal freedom?
A: When it's an eruv.