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Memphis has an
eruv maintained by the Jewish Community, under the
auspices of Rabbi Nathan Greenblatt and checked by a
small team led by Rabbi Yonasan Gersten (menahel of the
Yeshiva High School). You can check its status 30
minutes before Shabbos or holidays by calling the Eruv
Hotline at (901) 761-ERUV (761-3788). The eruv
encompasses a large area and includes all the Orthodox
synagogues (ASBEE, Young Israel, and Baron Hirsch), as
well as the Doubletree, the MHA/FYOS , and practically
all of the Orthodox community. (ASBEE is located
towards the top right-hand corner of the map and is
marked with a blue star.)
To caution you, in some places, the eruv gets tricky.
Some sides of the street are safe, while the other side
might not be included in the eruv. In a couple of places
it's possible that while the eruv runs along the street,
BOTH sides of the street were left out of the eruv by
the local Vaad. Click here for
a detailed map of the Memphis Jewish Community's eruv.
The side that is marked in red is the side that you
shouldn't walk on. For streets that are marked red,
neither side is in the eruv, and you shouldn't carry
when you walk on those streets on Shabbat.
Dotted lines mark where the eruv runs along power lines.
Anywhere past the red lines is not in the eruv. If you
have any questions, don't hesitate to call any of the
local Orthodox synagogues. |