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• No Eruv in Crown HeightsThere is no eruv in Crown Heights that may be relied upon. The Crown Heights Rabbonim prohibit carrying in the neighborhood on Shabbos and Yom Kippur.
• Carrying on Shabbos and Yom Kippur in Crown HeightsThe prohibition of hotza'ah and the practical halachos of carrying in Crown Heights on Shabbos and Yom Kippur.
• The Melacha of Hotza'ah: Carrying Between Domains on ShabbosThe four halachic domains, transferring between domains, and carrying four amos in a public domain.
• Carrying Four Amos in a Public DomainThe prohibition of carrying an object four amos within a reshus harabim on Shabbos.
• The Four Halachic Domains on ShabbosReshus hayachid, reshus harabim, karmelis, and makom petur in the halachos of carrying on Shabbos.
• How a Valid Eruv Changes the Practical Status of CarryingHow a valid enclosure and communal eruv allow carrying within an area under halacha.
• Transferring an Object From One Domain to AnotherHow hotza'ah applies when an object is moved between a building, shared area, sidewalk, or street.
• Medical and Mobility Needs on Shabbos in Crown HeightsMedical, safety, disability, and mobility needs when there is no accepted eruv in Crown Heights.
• Practical Halachos of Carrying in Crown HeightsKeys, strollers, siddurim, food, children, non-Jews, and other practical carrying questions in Crown Heights.
• Preparing for Shabbos in Crown Heights Without an EruvPractical ways to prepare keys, siddurim, food, strollers, and other needs before Shabbos in Crown Heights.
• Carrying on Yom Kippur in Crown HeightsThe prohibition of carrying on Yom Kippur in Crown Heights and practical preparation before the fast.
• The Crown Heights Eruv and the Rulings of the Crown Heights RabbonimWhy there is no accepted eruv in Crown Heights, what the Crown Heights Rabbonim ruled, and the halachic questions involved.
• Exterior Walls and Omed Merube in Crown HeightsHow walls, building lines, openings, and omed merube are used in the proposed Crown Heights boundary.
• The History of Eruvin and Carrying in Crown HeightsThe history of carrying in Crown Heights, the absence of an accepted neighborhood eruv, the eruv publicized in 2016, and the Rabbonim's response through 2026.
• Crown Heights and the Practice of Lubavitch Communities WorldwideWhy the public practice of carrying in Crown Heights affects guests and Lubavitch communities around the world.
• The Physical Boundary Used for the Crown Heights EruvThe route, streets, intersections, poles, wires, claimed walls, openings, inspection, and repair of the boundary publicized for Crown Heights.
• Rabbinic Rulings on Carrying in Crown Heights, 2015–2026What the Crown Heights Rabbonim ruled about carrying, the advertised eruv, Yom Kippur, exterior walls, and local rabbinic authority.
• Letter of the Crown Heights Beis Din Prohibiting Carrying in Crown Heights, 2 Iyar 5776The complete Crown Heights Beis Din letter prohibiting carrying in the neighborhood streets.
• Carrying in Crown Heights Is ProhibitedWhat the Crown Heights Rabbonim ruled about carrying in the neighborhood streets on Shabbos.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Ruling Concerning Carrying and the Advertised Eruv, 4 Tishrei 5786The complete Crown Heights Beis Din ruling concerning carrying on Shabbos and Yom Kippur.
• Continuity in the Position of the Crown Heights Beis DinThe continuing Crown Heights Beis Din position on carrying and the neighborhood eruv through 2026.
• The Advertised Eruv Is Treated as NonexistentThe Crown Heights Beis Din's ruling concerning the eruv publicized for the neighborhood.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Ruling Concerning Exterior Walls and the Advertised Eruv, 20 Teves 5783The complete Crown Heights Beis Din ruling concerning claimed exterior walls.
• Exterior Walls Do Not Change the Crown Heights RulingThe Crown Heights Beis Din ruling concerning claimed exterior walls and the neighborhood eruv.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Letter Concerning Local Rabbinic Authority and the Eruv, 20 Sivan 5776The complete Crown Heights Beis Din letter of 20 Sivan 5776 concerning local authority over an eruv in the neighborhood.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Letter Concerning Local Rabbinic Authority and the Eruv, 23 Sivan 5776The complete Crown Heights Beis Din letter of 23 Sivan 5776 concerning local authority over an eruv in the neighborhood.
• The Authority of the Crown Heights RabbonimWhy a public eruv in Crown Heights requires the acceptance and continuing authority of the local Beis Din.
• Ruling of Rabbis Avrohom Osdoba and Yosef Yeshaya Braun Concerning Carrying in Crown Heights, Erev Sukkos 5782The complete Crown Heights Beis Din notice concerning reliance on the advertised eruv.
• Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba's Clarification Concerning the Crown Heights Eruv, 8 Iyar 5776The complete signed clarification of Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba concerning the proposed Crown Heights eruv.
• Ruling of Rabbis Avrohom Osdoba and Shlomo Yehuda Halevi Segal Concerning Carrying in Crown Heights, Sivan 5776The complete ruling prohibiting carrying on Shabbos and Yom Kippur in Crown Heights.
• The Ruling Applies on Shabbos and Yom KippurThe Crown Heights rulings expressly prohibit carrying on both Shabbos and Yom Kippur.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Tishrei 5777 Guide, Part OneThe complete English Crown Heights Beis Din guide for Tishrei 5777, part one.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Tishrei 5777 Guide, Part ThreeThe complete English Crown Heights Beis Din guide for Tishrei 5777, part three.
• Crown Heights Beis Din Tishrei 5777 Guide, Part TwoThe complete English Crown Heights Beis Din guide for Tishrei 5777, part two.
• Supervision, Expertise, and Local Rabbinic Authority for a Crown Heights EruvThe builders, inspectors, local facts, continuing supervision, and rabbinic authority required for a public eruv in Crown Heights.
• Questions About Carrying and the Crown Heights EruvAnswers to common questions about carrying, the Crown Heights rulings, a valid eruv, reshus harabim, and the Rebbe's position.
• Rabbinic Rulings Concerning Eruvin in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and Large CitiesThe Crown Heights Rabbonim, leading poskim, and Chabad Rabbonim whose rulings, letters, or testimony bear on the Crown Heights eruv.
• The Crown Heights Beis Din and the Practical Ruling on CarryingThe role of the Crown Heights Beis Din in the practical ruling that carrying in the neighborhood is prohibited.
• Rabbi Aharon Kotler and the Agudath HaRabbonim Manhattan Eruv RulingRabbi Aharon Kotler's role in the 1962 Agudath HaRabbonim ruling concerning the Manhattan eruv.
• Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Schwei's Rulings on Carrying in Crown HeightsRabbi Aharon Yaakov Schwei's signed rulings concerning carrying and local rabbinic authority in Crown Heights.
• Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba's Rulings on the Crown Heights EruvRabbi Avrohom Osdoba's clarifications and rulings prohibiting carrying in Crown Heights.
• Rabbi Baruch Oberlander on the Rebbe and City EruvinRabbi Baruch Oberlander's research and correspondence concerning the Rebbe's position on city eruvin.
• Rabbi Chaim Bick and the 1962 Manhattan Eruv RulingRabbi Chaim Bick's role in the rabbinic ruling concerning the proposed Manhattan eruv.
• Rabbi Eliyohu Jung and the Manhattan Eruv CorrespondenceRabbi Eliyohu Jung's role in the 1964 correspondence concerning the Manhattan eruv.
• Rabbi Gedalia Schorr and the 1962 Manhattan Eruv RulingRabbi Gedalia Schorr's place among the Rabbonim associated with the 1962 Manhattan eruv ruling.
• Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik and the Crown Heights Eruv Discussion With the RebbeThe Chitrik family testimony concerning Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik's yechidus with the Rebbe about a Crown Heights eruv.
• Rabbi Meir Greenberg and the Large-City Eruv Proclamation of 5739Rabbi Meir Greenberg's printed inclusion in the large-city eruv proclamation of Kislev 5739.
• Rabbi Menashe Klein's Position on City Eruvin and the RebbeRabbi Menashe Klein's writings and public role concerning city eruvin and the Rebbe's position.
• Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu's Discussion With the Rebbe About Yerushalayim and EruvinRabbi Mordechai Eliyahu's recorded discussion with the Rebbe concerning Yerushalayim, the Old City, shishim ribo, and mefulash streets.
• Rabbi Moshe Feinstein on Eruvin in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Large CitiesRav Moshe Feinstein's responsa, letters, and public rulings concerning Manhattan, Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Boro Park eruvin.
• Rabbi Norman Lamm and the Manhattan Eruv Correspondence of 1964Rabbi Norman Lamm's correspondence with Rav Moshe Feinstein concerning use of Rav Moshe's name in the Manhattan eruv discussion.
• Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda Halevi Segal's Ruling on the Crown Heights EruvRabbi Shlomo Yehuda Halevi Segal's ruling with Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba concerning carrying in Crown Heights.
• Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Braun on Establishing and Using an EruvRabbi Shlomo Zalman Braun's halachic writing concerning construction and reliance on an eruv.
• Rabbi Shmuel Tuvia Stern and the Miami Eruv Discussion With the RebbeRabbi Shmuel Tuvia Stern's reported exchange with the Rebbe concerning an eruv in Miami and shishim ribo.
• Rabbi Shmuel Wosner on the Authority of Local Rabbonim in Eruv QuestionsRabbi Shmuel Wosner's cited position concerning local rabbinic authority in public eruv questions.
• Rabbi Shmuel Zajac on the Rebbe's Position and Eruvin in Large CitiesRabbi Shmuel Zajac's study and reported accounts concerning the Rebbe, shishim ribo, Miami, and large-city eruvin.
• The Rebbe's View on Eruv by Rabbi Shmuel ZajacRabbi Shmuel Zajac's full English study of the Rebbe's position concerning eruvin in cities and reshus harabim in the present day.
• Rabbi Sholom Dovber Levin on the Alter Rebbe, Reshus Harabim, and City EruvinRabbi Sholom Dovber Levin's study of large-city eruvin and publication of the Yagdil Torah packet.
• City Eruvin According to the Alter Rebbe by Rabbi Sholom Dovber LevinRabbi Sholom Dovber Levin's full study of large-city eruvin according to Shulchan Aruch HaRav.
• Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky and the Rabbinic Rulings on Large-City EruvinRabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky's place in the public rabbinic record concerning Manhattan and large-city eruvin.
• Rabbi Yaakov Kassin and the Rabbinic Proclamation Concerning Eruvin in New YorkRabbi Yaakov Kassin's printed inclusion in the Kislev 5739 proclamation concerning New York and large-city eruvin.
• Rabbi Yehuda Kalman Marlow and the Historical Practice in Crown HeightsRabbi Yehuda Kalman Marlow's tenure in the Crown Heights Beis Din and the established practice of not carrying in the neighborhood.
• Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner's Testimony Concerning the Rebbe and a Crown Heights EruvRabbi Yehuda Leib Groner's written statement concerning the Rebbe's opposition to an eruv in Crown Heights.
• Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner and the Rebbe's Responses Concerning the Melbourne EruvRabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner's role in the questions and responses concerning the proposed Melbourne eruv.
• Rabbi Yoel Kahn on the Rebbe's Position Concerning Eruvin in Large CitiesRabbi Yoel Kahn's signed letter concerning the Rebbe's position on public eruvin in large cities.
• Rabbi Yosef Harari-Raful and the Rabbinic Proclamation Concerning Eruvin in New YorkRabbi Yosef Harari-Raful's printed inclusion in the Kislev 5739 proclamation concerning large-city eruvin.
• Rabbi Yosef Heller on Local Rabbinic Authority and the Requirements of a Crown Heights EruvRabbi Yosef Heller's analysis of the local authority, expertise, and physical requirements of a Crown Heights eruv.
• Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun's Rulings on Carrying in Crown HeightsRabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun's signed rulings and Beis Din guidance concerning carrying in Crown Heights.
• Rabbi Zalman Shimon Dworkin and the Eruv Question in Crown HeightsRabbi Zalman Shimon Dworkin's place in the Crown Heights record and the large-city eruv proclamation of 5739.
• SearchSearch pages, rulings, people, documents, and transcripts on No Eruv in Crown Heights.
• The Rebbe's Position on Eruvin and Carrying in Large CitiesThe Rebbe's letters, responses, talks, and the testimony concerning a Crown Heights eruv.
• The Rebbe's Discussion With Israel's Chief Rabbis About Yerushalayim and Reshus Harabim, 26 Adar II 5746The recorded eruv discussion with Chief Rabbis Avraham Shapira and Mordechai Eliyahu concerning Yerushalayim.
• Audio of the Rebbe's Discussion With Israel's Chief Rabbis About Yerushalayim and Reshus Harabim, 26 Adar II 5746The complete preserved recording of the Rebbe's meeting with Israel's Chief Rabbis.
• The Rebbe and an Eruv in Crown HeightsThe named testimony and local rabbinic rulings concerning the Rebbe's position on an eruv in Crown Heights.
• Testimony Concerning the Rebbe's Position on an Eruv in Crown HeightsThe statements of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner, Rabbi Yoel Kahn, and the Chitrik family concerning the Rebbe and a Crown Heights eruv.
• Chitrik Family Discussion of the Crown Heights Eruv and the Rebbe, February 23, 2023The complete public Chitrik family discussion concerning Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik's yechidus and a Crown Heights eruv.
• Statement of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner Concerning the Rebbe's Opposition to an Eruv in Crown HeightsThe complete statement of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner concerning a Crown Heights eruv.
• Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik's Family Testimony Concerning a Crown Heights EruvThe Chitrik family account of Rabbi Hirshel Chitrik's yechidus with the Rebbe concerning a Crown Heights eruv.
• Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner's Statement Concerning the Rebbe and a Crown Heights EruvRabbi Yehuda Leib Groner's written testimony concerning the Rebbe's opposition to an eruv in Crown Heights.
• Rabbi Yoel Kahn's Statement Concerning the Rebbe and Eruvin in Large CitiesThe text and setting of Rabbi Yoel Kahn's signed 5776 statement concerning the Rebbe and public eruvin in large cities.
• Letter of Rabbi Yoel Kahn Concerning the Rebbe's Position on Eruvin in Large Cities, Bein Hametzarim 5776The complete signed letter of Rabbi Yoel Kahn concerning the Rebbe's position on large-city eruvin.
• Eruvin in Earlier Chabad Sources and CommunitiesThe Alter Rebbe, the Rebbe Rashab, and the place of valid eruvin in earlier Chabad halacha and communal practice.
• The Alter Rebbe's Eruv and the Halachos of a City EruvThe Alter Rebbe's rulings on reshus harabim, shishim ribo, walls, openings, and communal eruvin.
• The Rebbe Rashab and Eruvin in Russian CitiesThe Rebbe Rashab's era, Russian city eruvin, and the importance of local physical and halachic context.
• The Rebbe on Hotza'ah and Shabbos in the Hadran on Maseches EruvinThe Rebbe's Hadran on Maseches Eruvin and the special place of hotza'ah among the melachos of Shabbos.
• Official Transcript of the Rebbe's Hadran on Maseches Eruvin, 5722The complete official transcript of the Rebbe's Hadran on Maseches Eruvin.
• Hotza'ah and the Sanctity of Shabbos in the Rebbe's TeachingsThe Rebbe's explanation of hotza'ah and its special place among the melachos of Shabbos.
• The Rebbe on the Need for Local Knowledge and an Expert RavThe Rebbe's direction that city-eruv questions be investigated by a Rav with particular expertise and knowledge of local conditions.
• The Rebbe's Correspondence Concerning the Manhattan EruvThe Rebbe's letters concerning Manhattan's boundaries, publicizing a city eruv, expert rabbinic review, and Rabbi Eliyohu Jung.
• The Rebbe's Letter Concerning Manhattan's Bridges, Tunnels, and Boundaries, 15 Iyar 5714The Rebbe's discussion of Manhattan's physical enclosure, bridges, tunnels, and openings.
• The Rebbe's Letter on the Need for an Expert Rav When Establishing an Eruv, 3 Tammuz 5722The Rebbe's direction that an eruv question be decided by a Rav with particular expertise in these halachos.
• Letter From the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Rabbi Eliyohu Jung Concerning the Manhattan Eruv, March 30, 1964The complete two-page letter concerning the Manhattan eruv.
• Letter From the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Rabbi Hertze Eisenstadt Concerning the Manhattan Eruv, 15 Iyar 5714The complete letter concerning Manhattan's bridges, tunnels, and boundaries.
• Letter From the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Rabbi Pinchas Weberman Concerning the Need for an Expert Rav, 3 Tammuz 5722The complete letter concerning expert rabbinic review of an eruv question.
• Letter From the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Rabbi Yosef Dovid Moskowitz Concerning Publicizing a City Eruv, 1 Adar 5718The complete Igros Kodesh letter concerning publicizing the completion of a city eruv.
• The Rebbe's Letter Concerning Publicizing the Completion of a City Eruv, 1 Adar 5718The Rebbe's warning about publicizing an eruv and the possibility that people will continue carrying after a break.
• The Rebbe's Letter to Rabbi Eliyohu Jung Concerning the Manhattan Eruv, Chol Hamoed Pesach 5724The Rebbe's 1964 correspondence with Rabbi Eliyohu Jung during the Manhattan eruv dispute.
• The Rebbe's Responses Concerning Eruvin in Melbourne and DoncasterThe Rebbe's responses concerning Melbourne, local Rabbonim, public eruvin, and the later Doncaster account.
• The Rebbe's Response Concerning an Eruv in Doncaster, Circa 5745The published transmission of the Rebbe's response to Rabbi Mordechai Zev Gutnick concerning an eruv in Doncaster.
• The Rebbe's Response to Rabbi Mordechai Zev Gutnick Concerning an Eruv in Doncaster, Circa 5745The complete published source page containing the reported Doncaster response.
• The Rebbe's Response Concerning the Proposed Melbourne Eruv, 5 Iyar 5741The Rebbe's response calling for qualified local investigation of the proposed Melbourne eruv.
• The Rebbe's Later Response Concerning Whether Melbourne's Rabbonim Should Continue Opposing an EruvThe complete published compilation pages containing the later Melbourne response.
• The Rebbe's Later Response Concerning the Local Rabbonim and the Melbourne EruvThe later published response concerning whether Melbourne's Rabbonim should continue opposing a proposed eruv.
• The Rebbe's Response to Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner Concerning the Melbourne Eruv, 5 Iyar 5741The complete published facsimile and source pages for the Rebbe's response concerning the Melbourne eruv.
• The Rebbe's Discussion With Rabbi Shmuel Tuvia Stern About the Miami Eruv, Yud Shevat 5743Rabbi Shmuel Zajac's account of the Rebbe asking Rabbi Shmuel Tuvia Stern about shishim ribo in Miami.
• Audio of the Rebbe's Farbrengen of Yud Shevat 5743 Containing the Reported Miami Eruv DiscussionThe preserved six-track farbrengen recording and the attributed report of the Miami eruv exchange.
• The Rebbe and Eruvin Established in Other CommunitiesKfar Chabad, Rockaway, Miami, and why an eruv in one community does not decide the status of another.
• The Rebbe and the Eruv in Kfar ChabadThe accepted eruv in Kfar Chabad and why it does not establish the status of Crown Heights.
• Why an Eruv in One Community Does Not Establish the Status of AnotherWhy accepted eruvin in other communities do not decide the streets, boundaries, or psak of Crown Heights.
• The Miami Eruv Discussion in ContextThe reported Miami eruv exchange, the people involved, and its place among the Rebbe's city-specific eruv discussions.
• Rabbi Asher Herson's Account Concerning an Eruv in RockawayThe account of a local Chabad eruv question in Rockaway and the role of the responsible Rabbonim.
• The Rebbe on Publicizing an Eruv in a Large CityThe Rebbe's letters concerning public notice, later breakage, and the danger that people will continue to carry.
• The Rebbe's Typed Response Concerning a City Eruv and Rabbi Sholom Dovber Levin's Publication RequestThe published Yagdil Torah packet, the conditions stated in the attached response, and the Rebbe's notation k'pashut lo.
• Rabbi Sholom Dovber Levin's Yagdil Torah Eruv Packet and the Response K'Pashut LoThe complete published Yagdil Torah packet concerning a city eruv.
• The Rebbe on Publicizing an Eruv in a Large City: Yud-Beis Tammuz 5745The Rebbe's recorded discussion of a contemporary city, population, and reshus harabim in the fourth sicha of Yud-Beis Tammuz 5745.
• Audio of the Rebbe's Fourth Sicha of Yud-Beis Tammuz 5745 Concerning an EruvThe complete preserved audio of the fourth sicha of Yud-Beis Tammuz 5745.
• What Makes an Eruv Valid Under HalachaThe streets, enclosure, communal arrangements, authority, inspection, and maintenance required for a valid city eruv.
• Eruv Chatzeiros, Shitufei Mevo'os, and Shared FoodThe communal and legal arrangements needed in addition to the physical boundary of an eruv.
• The Bracha and the Establishment of the EruvThe bracha and declaration used when establishing eruv chatzeiros or shitufei mevo'os.
• Sechiras Reshus in a Modern CityThe rental of rights needed to include domains within a communal eruv.
• Zikui, Shared Ownership, and the Communal FoodHow food is acquired on behalf of the community for eruv chatzeiros or shitufei mevo'os.
• Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of a City EruvWhat weekly inspection establishes, how a city-eruv route changes, and how repairs preserve continuing validity.
• Changes, Breaks, Repairs, and Continuing ValidityHow construction, weather, damage, and repairs affect a city eruv from week to week.
• What a Weekly Eruv Inspection EstablishesThe purpose and limits of a weekly visual inspection of a city-eruv route.
• Physical Enclosures and Tzuras Hapesach in a City EruvWalls, fences, poles, wires, openings, gates, bridges, tunnels, and other features used in a city eruv.
• Gates and Delasos in a Large CityWhen gates or doors are required to enclose a reshus harabim and how their operation is treated.
• Poles, Wires, Corners, and Street OpeningsHow poles, overhead lines, corners, and openings are joined along a city-eruv route.
• How the Requirements of a City Eruv Work TogetherHow street status, walls, doorways, communal arrangements, authority, and inspection form one city-eruv system.
• The Halachic Form of a Tzuras HapesachThe posts, crosspiece, alignment, and stability required for a valid tzuras hapesach.
• Water, Bridges, Tunnels, Highways, and Other Urban BoundariesHow natural and built city features may form or interrupt an eruv boundary.
• Walls, Gaps, and Omed MerubeThe halachos of standing wall, open breaches, and omed merube in a city enclosure.
• The Purpose and Mitzvah of Establishing a Valid EruvThe mitzvah of eruv, eruv chatzeiros, and why the mitzvah depends on a halachically valid enclosure.
• Carrying Within a Valid EruvWhat a valid eruv permits and what remains subject to the ordinary halachos of Shabbos.
• The Mitzvah of Eruv in Chassidic and Chabad SourcesThe positive place of a valid eruv in Shulchan Aruch HaRav and Chabad sources.
• Eruv Chatzeiros and the Mitzvah of Joining a CommunityHow shared food joins residents of an enclosed area for carrying on Shabbos.
• Why the Mitzvah Depends on the Eruv Being ValidWhy communal benefit, good intentions, or inspection cannot replace the halachic requirements of an eruv.
• Expertise, Local Knowledge, and Rabbinic Authority in Establishing an EruvThe halachic expertise, physical knowledge, and accountable authority needed for a public city eruv.
• Reshus Harabim in a Modern CityThe halachic definition of a public domain, shishim ribo, city streets, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and large-city eruvin.
• Brooklyn and Reshus HarabimRav Moshe Feinstein's Brooklyn rulings, population, public streets, Flatbush, Boro Park, and Crown Heights.
• Brooklyn as a Single CityWhy Brooklyn neighborhoods are analyzed within the public streets and population of the larger city.
• Crown Heights Within the Brooklyn Reshus Harabim QuestionHow the Brooklyn and New York public-domain analysis relates to the direct Crown Heights Beis Din ruling.
• Flatbush and Boro ParkRav Moshe Feinstein's responsa and the public proclamations concerning proposed eruvin in Flatbush and Boro Park.
• Rabbinic Notice Concerning the Flatbush Eruv Published With Seventy-Three Names, 5739The complete public notice concerning the Flatbush eruv.
• Hebrew Rabbinic Proclamation Concerning Eruvin in New York, Kislev 5739The complete Hebrew proclamation concerning eruvin in New York.
• Population and Public Streets in BrooklynThe population, road network, public access, and movement relevant to reshus harabim in Brooklyn.
• Rabbinic Proclamations Concerning Eruvin in Brooklyn and Other Large CitiesThe Kislev 5739 proclamation, Rav Moshe's Brooklyn ruling, and the later notice published with seventy-three rabbinic names.
• Rav Moshe Feinstein's Brooklyn RulingsRav Moshe's responsa and letters concerning Brooklyn, Flatbush, Boro Park, and large-city eruvin.
• Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's Letter Prohibiting the Establishment of an Eruv in Brooklyn, 17 Teves 5739The complete facsimile of Rav Moshe Feinstein's letter concerning the proposed Brooklyn eruv.
• Union of Orthodox Rabbis Proclamation Concerning Eruvin in New York and Other Large Cities, Kislev 5739The complete proclamation concerning eruvin in New York and other large cities.
• The Halachic Definition of Reshus HarabimWidth, openness, public access, mefulash streets, and city structure in the definition of reshus harabim.
• Mefulash: A Street Open From End to EndThe meaning of mefulash and how an open public route affects reshus harabim.
• Public Access and the Use of the StreetHow unrestricted public access and ordinary public use enter the definition of reshus harabim.
• A Street Sixteen Amos WideThe role of a sixteen-amah street width in the definition of reshus harabim.
• Straight and Open StreetsStraight public routes, open ends, city grids, and their place in defining reshus harabim.
• Individual Streets and the City as a WholeHow a neighborhood street is analyzed within the population and public routes of the larger city.
• Historical City Eruvin and Modern Population GrowthHow earlier city eruvin are evaluated when population, roads, and urban form change.
• Manhattan and the Modern City Eruv QuestionThe water boundaries, bridges, tunnels, walls, gates, and rabbinic rulings concerning the Manhattan eruv.
• Agudath HaRabbonim Ruling Concerning the Manhattan Eruv, 18 Sivan 5722The complete public notice concerning the Manhattan eruv.
• The Agudath HaRabbonim Rulings Concerning the Manhattan EruvThe public rabbinic rulings of 5722 and 5726 concerning reliance on the Manhattan eruv.
• Why the Manhattan Record Matters to Other Large CitiesHow the Manhattan rulings became a precedent for public eruvin in other modern cities.
• Rav Moshe Feinstein's Responsa Concerning ManhattanIgros Moshe, the 1962 notice, and Rav Moshe's continuing refusal to permit the Manhattan eruv.
• Rabbi Moshe Feinstein's Telegram to Rabbi Norman Lamm Concerning the Manhattan Eruv, March 18, 1964The complete correspondence concerning use of Rav Moshe's name in connection with the Manhattan eruv.
• Union of Orthodox Rabbis Reaffirmation Concerning the Manhattan Eruv, 23 Nisan 5726The HaPardes notice of the 1966 reaffirmation concerning the Manhattan eruv.
• Walls, Gates, and Former Toll Barriers in ManhattanThe walls, bridge gates, toll barriers, and other structures considered in Manhattan eruv proposals.
• Manhattan's Water Boundaries, Bridges, and TunnelsThe rivers around Manhattan and the crossings that affect a claimed city enclosure.
• The Position That There Is No Reshus Harabim TodayThe earlier sources, the Alter Rebbe's rulings, and the application of this position in a modern city.
• The Alter Rebbe's Rulings on Reshus HarabimHow Shulchan Aruch HaRav presents the lenient and strict definitions of reshus harabim.
• The Earlier Sources for the Position That There Is No Reshus Harabim TodayThe medieval and later sources cited for the rarity of a complete reshus harabim.
• How the Position Is Applied in a Modern CityThe facts that must be examined before relying on the position that no reshus harabim exists today.
• Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim I:138, Concerning an Eruv in New York CityThe complete pages containing Igros Moshe Orach Chaim I:138.
• Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim I:139, Concerning an Eruv in Manhattan and the Effect on VisitorsThe complete pages containing Igros Moshe Orach Chaim I:139.
• Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim IV:87, Concerning the Proposed Flatbush EruvThe complete scanned pages of Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim IV:87, concerning the Flatbush eruv proposal.
• Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim IV:88, Further Responsum Concerning the Proposed Flatbush EruvThe complete scanned pages of Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim IV:88, continuing Rav Moshe Feinstein's Brooklyn eruv discussion.
• Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim IV:89, Concerning Rabbinic Disagreement Over the Manhattan EruvThe complete scanned pages of Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim IV:89, on the Flatbush eruv question.
• Igros Moshe, Orach Chaim V:28, Concerning Eruvin in Large Cities and BrooklynThe complete pages containing Igros Moshe Orach Chaim V:28.
• Shishim Ribo and the Requirement of Six Hundred ThousandThe meaning and calculation of shishim ribo in New York City, Brooklyn, and the halachos of reshus harabim.
• The Alter Rebbe and the Requirement of Shishim RiboThe Alter Rebbe's presentation of shishim ribo and the stricter view of reshus harabim.
• How Six Hundred Thousand Is CalculatedThe halachic premise and factual data needed to calculate shishim ribo in a modern city.
• What Does Shishim Ribo Mean?The six hundred thousand associated with reshus harabim and the different ways it is understood.
• Shishim Ribo in New York City and BrooklynRav Moshe Feinstein's treatment of six hundred thousand in New York City and Brooklyn.
• City Population, Street Traffic, and Daily PassageHow census population, road traffic, pedestrians, and the public served by a street relate to shishim ribo.
• Yerushalayim, Visitors, and the Public Practice of CarryingRav Moshe's discussion of visitors, public carrying, and the effect of one city's practice on another.