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e-TiM: The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History

Dates

February 16, 2023 March 9, 2023

Time

Thursdays 11:00 AM Eastern

Class recordings

This series is sponsored by Susan and Barry Liberman in appreciation of the many wonderful shiurim of Torah in Motion.

The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History

Rabbi Adam Mintz

February 16 - March 9

Thursdays, 11:00am Eastern, 6:00pm Israel

Today there are over 200 eruvin in North America. Yet, prior to 1970 there were fewer than 10 eruvin in America.

How does the history of eruvin reflect the evolution of American Orthodoxy?

How did the rabbis deal with the potential violation of the laws of Shabbat in the absence of an eruv?

Come and explore these and other fascinating issues regarding the history of eruvin in America. 

February 16: The History of Eruvin from the Talmud Through the Nineteenth Century

February 23: The St. Louis Eruv: The First Eruv in America

March 2: The History of the Toronto Eruv

March 9: The History of the Manhattan Eruv

Topics:

Halacha

Meet the speaker

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Adam Mintz, a Modern Orthodox rabbi in New York City, believes that the greatest challenge facing twenty-first century Jewry is the creation of educated Jews who understand that the key to the Jewish future is the appreciation of the Jewish past. Rabbi Mintz is the rabbi of Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim, a Modern Orthodox community he founded on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Rabbi Mintz is the author of “Building Communities: The History of the Eruv in America". He is…

Rabbi Adam Mintz bio & resources

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The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 1) - The History of Eruvin from the Talmud Through the Nineteenth Century

February 16, 2023

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Watch The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 1) || Rabbi Adam Mintz on YouTube.

The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 2) - The St. Louis Eruv: The First Eruv in America

February 23, 2023

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Watch The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 2) || Rabbi Adam Mintz on YouTube.

The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 3) - The History of the Toronto Eruv

March 2, 2023

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Watch The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 3) || Rabbi Adam Mintz on YouTube.

The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Part 4) - The History of the Manhattan Eruv

March 9, 2023

Rabbi Adam Mintz

Watch The Eruv in America - Halakhah and History (Partn 4) || Rabbi Adam Mintz on YouTube.

Source Material

February 16: The History of Eruv (PDF)

February 23: The History of the St. Louis Eruv (PDF)

March 1: The History of the Toronto Eruv (PDF)

March 8: The History of the Manhattan Eruv (PDF)