Welcome to the the Greater Boston Eruv Corporation, headquartered in Brookline, MA.

We are the organization responsible for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Greater Boston Eruv, one of the largest Eruvim in the United States. We cover major parts of Brookline, Newton, and Brighton. An initial extension of the Eruv to Nonantum (See the map!) was followed by expansion into most of South Newton. During Sukkot 5766, we completed a third extension to the Eruv that includes a significant portion of Boston University. Enjoy the site! Send comments or questions this way!

We now have a new list-serve (BostonShuls) in our area for people to stay in touch regarding community events, shul events of interest, shiva notices, and related announcements (like the weekly Eruv Status!). Please consider joining: Subscribe: BostonShuls-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Post message (Once you have subscribed): BostonShuls@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: BostonShuls-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com List owner: BostonShuls-owner@yahoogroups.com Web Address: groups.yahoo.com/group/BostonShuls

Fundraising for 2010 is ongoing, if you haven't heard from us yet, please contact us! Thanks in advance for your past support. Our fund-raising request letter for 2010 is available right here. (Requires Adobe Reader, do you need it?: Get it here). Need our physical street mailing address? Check the Contact Link to the left... ---> By the way, you can always use our secure Paypal link to donate your annual dues (or make a contribution) to the Eruv!

NEWS! May 2010 - Boston MA - Rabbi Zalmen Leff of the Boston Academy of Talmudic Research requested a tour of the Eruv in order to provide a key practical link between the topics of Eruvin that the Kollel students are studying and an actual urban Eruv. See some pictures! We were able to review about 25% of the border - more to come... May 2010 - New Bedford, MA - Met with Rabbi Barry Hartman, Mayor Scott Lang, and city officials to move the plan ahead for submitting an application for a Permit to erect an Eruv. Camp Ramah - Palmer, MA June 2009 - GBEC consults and assists in completion of new Eruv. Phase II (the A-side of camp completed 6/12/09) - Read an article about the project. June 2009 - GBEC consults and assists in construction of new Eruv for Camp Ramah, Palmer, MA. Phase I (the B-side of camp completed 6/5/09) April 2009 - GBEC erects temporary Eruv at Camp Ramah - New England (Palmer, MA) for a Maimonides High School Shabbaton. (The Camp's Summer Eruv is quite large and not yet ready for this season.) Brandeis University June 2010 - Approval from NStar for Pole Attachments. December 2009 - Approval from Verizon for Pole Attachments. October 2009 - Application for Permit to Verizon for Pole Attachments. June 2009 - A second meeting was held to move the 1st phase of the project along. Read more about it! March 2009 - Discussions about possible expansion of the Brandeis Eruv into parts of Waltham. April 2009 - Initial conversations about an Eruv project in Bangor, ME. More news...

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Placing a temporary Tzurat HaPesach over the sidewalk during reconstruction of the Harvard St. Pike overpass in Newton, MA, June 25, 2010.

The Eruv is repaired by Dan Strom of Strom Electric.
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