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:
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.
An eruv is a designated area that allows Orthodox Jews to bypass some religious rules on the Sabbath.
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.
Orthodox Jews aren't allowed to drive on the Sabbath, even within the eruv's boundary.
