Eruv

As Optus is working on the cables the Eruv is compromised at times please check weekly

(Randwick Coogee Maroubra) 

The Eruv is partially operational and is checked weekly - please check with the Newsletter for the current status of the Eruv, its functioning may soon be compromised by some council work on Coogee Beach as they plan to bury the Optus   Cables.

The Eruv: 

The Eruv was built to assist and enhance the Shabbos experience especially for parents with young children and toddlers in strollers. We believe that the Eruv will greatly assist in the shmirah, the sanctification and holiness of the Shabbat and Yom Tov. We trust that the Eruv will very much add to the simchat Yom Tov . We pray that Next Year will be in Jerusalem. 

The necessary construction of the lechis (conduits) and boundaries has been in place for some time. All Halachic requirements for the building of the Eruv have been taken into consideration. The ceremonial schirat reshut and eruv chatzerot have been undertaken.

Confirmation of the Eruv's integrity may be checked on the Coogee Synagogue website. It is with thanks to Hashem that we can present the community with an option for the usage of the Eruv in the suburbs of Coogee, Randwick, Kingsford and Maroubra. 

Halachic Supervision: 

The Eruv has been constructed according to the high standards specified by Halachah governing this complex subject. The Eruv at this time is under the jurisdiction of the Coogee Synagogue and under the Halachic supervision of Rabbi Elozer Gestetner. Advice and assistance for the Halachic requirements were sought from both the local Sydney Rabbinate and from the Melbourne Rabbinate. The Eruv is constructed to exacting standards and mirror images the halachic rulings and the many practical guidelines of existing eruvin around the world.  It is important to note that the Halachah pertaining to the eruv can have a wide spectrum of considerations. Individuals not belonging to Coogee Synagogue may want to seek advice and guidance from their own Rabbis. This is indeed encouraged. It is important for those who use the Eruv and for those who choose not to avail themselves of the Eruv to respect each other’s opinion. Rabbi Yossi Friedman of Maroubra Synagogue is aware of the current status of the Eruv. Rabbi Elozer Gestetner may be contacted on 0405 499175 or rabbi@coogesynagogue.org  

The Coogee Maroubra Eruv is bordered by the Bondi Eruv in the North. Where the two eruvin meet and join, one may choose to carry from one to the other, from the Bondi Eruv to the Coogee-Maroubr Eruv. However, the Coogee-Maroubra Eruv and the existing Bondi Eruv are independent and the status of one Eruv does not rely on the validity of the other Eruv. The Bondi Eruv is under the supervision of the Kashrut Authority under Rabbi M Gutnick. It is envisaged that the two eruvin in Bondi in the North and our Eruv in the South will in time come under the one authority. Time and Pesach did not allow for this to currently happen.  

The Coogee-Maroubra Eruv has primarily utilised the addition of “lechis” (conduits attached to power poles) under the Optus wires to form the figure of a “tzuras H’pesach” –a doorway. Also employed are existing fencing and the cliff face on its eastern border. The lechis are easily identified by the orange cap at the top of the grey conduit. The map of the Eruv is shown here. It is important to be aware of the exact route , including which side of the street, so as to understand whether one is within the Eruv.  

We take this opportunity in wishing the extended community a chag kasher V’sameach 

Coogee Synagogue Eruv Committee.