0 according to Orthodox Jewish custom, an area of a town whose edges are marked by a wire, or the wire itself, within which certain activities are allowed on holy days that would not normally be allowed in public on those days: --
Orthodox Jews aren't allowed to drive on the Sabbath, even within the eruv's boundary.
The Quinns are eager to create an eruv, a symbolic boundary around the community that, according to Jewish law, makes it permissible to carry items and push pushchairs on the Sabbath.
An eruv is a designated area that allows Orthodox Jews to bypass some religious rules on the Sabbath.
The Rabbi wants the mayor to approve the placement of a religious boundary called an eruv, which would allow observant Jews to perform minor tasks on their Sabbath or on religious holidays.