named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Erub Maintenance and Oversight
Ongoing inspection and maintenance of the eruv boundaries to ensure halakhic compliance
Weekly Erub Status Updates
Provides weekly email and hotline updates confirming the eruv's operational status before Shabbat and holidays
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Jewish Textual and Educational Publishing 1 activity
- Publication and dissemination of eruv-related religious textsProduces and provides access to authoritative religious documents, including English and Hebrew letters endorsing the eruv, English and Hebrew legal sources, and a translation of Hakham Obadia Yosef's teshuba on eruvin, to support community understanding and halachic compliance.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Establishment and maintenance of eruv boundariesEstablishes and maintains halachically compliant boundaries within which carrying items is permitted on Shabbat, in accordance with Jewish law, finalized in 1998 with ongoing rabbinic supervision.
- Provision of eruv usage guidelinesProvides clear guidelines to community members on how to use the eruv, including what items may be carried during Shabbat such as house keys, eyeglasses, siddurim, Torah books, food, wheelchairs, and baby carriages.
- Weekly eruv inspection and status communicationConducts weekly inspections of the eruv to confirm its structural integrity and operational status, and distributes updates via email and a hotline before Shabbat and holidays to inform community members.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$41K
Contributions & grants$41K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$48K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$8K
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$3K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$3K
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -7.9%
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- Hakham Ovadia Yosef Partner — Provided video endorsement of the eruv in February 2012.
- Rabbi Abraham Haptuah Partner — Issued a Hebrew-language letter endorsing the eruv as Rosh Midrash Rambam.
- Rabbi Benzion Wosner Partner — Issued a Hebrew-language letter endorsing the eruv as Rosh Beit Din Shevet Halevi.
- Rabbi David H. Shloush Partner — Issued a Hebrew-language letter endorsing the eruv as Chief Rabbi of Netanya.
- Rabbi Shalom Messas z"sl Partner — Issued a letter endorsing the eruv as Chief Rabbi and Head of Rabbinical Courts in Jerusalem.
- Rabbi Shimon Alouf Partner — Issued a letter endorsing the eruv.
- Rav Menashe Klein Partner — Authored a letter regarding the eruv published in the Hakirah Journal.
- Sephardic Rabbinical Council Coalition — Issued both English and Hebrew letters endorsing the eruv.
- Sephardic Rabbinical Council Partner — Collaborated with Chief Rabbi Saul J. Kassin to establish and complete the erub project with unanimous support.
- Sephardic Rabbinical Council of the Syrian & Near Eastern Jewish Communities in America Government — Religious governing body under whose auspices the organization was founded and operates.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Halachic Compliance through Boundary Definition 8 orgsmethodology: halachic-compliance-through-boundary-definitionBy defining permitted and prohibited activities within the erub, the organization enables limited carrying on Shabbat while ensuring compliance with halachic standards, because clear religious boundaries grounded in authoritative rulings make observance feasible in urban environments.shared approach: Religious Infrastructure as Social Cohesion →
- Community-Supported Maintenance Modelmethodology: community-supported-maintenanceBy relying on community-based financial contributions to maintain the erub, the organization fosters shared responsibility and local ownership, because collective investment strengthens communal commitment and ensures long-term sustainability.