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Sarah:
I was reading this book called "the rent collector," and it mentioned something about a line of wire or string allowing Jews to carry things on shabbat but why does it have a kind of spiritual meaning to it? What is it?

Lubab:
On Shabbat one of the things a Jew cannot do is carry something from a "private domain" (like a house) into a "public domain" like the public street and vice versa. This is considered a to be a weekday activity. If an area is enclosed on all sides (for instance with a wall) then everything inside the walls is a "private domain".

So if you have a string going all around the city (plus other specifications, just the string is not enough) you've made the whole place into a "private domain". Then you can carry throughout the city on Shabbat. Many cities with a lot of observant Jews do this.

New Edit: There are hasidic explanations that talk about the spiritual significance of this law. One of them talks about how Eruv is the notion of taking things that are separate, and making them all unified. So too, we need to take all the separate and confusing things in our life and make them a "private domain" by dedcating ourselves first and foremost to doing what G-d wants, and then the rest falls into place. Ultimately we want to make the whole world into a "private domain" where everything is going according to G-d's will.

Nic Brookes:

--- Quote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on May 29, 2007, 03:33:16 PM ---You should Chaim.



--- End quote ---

is "to Chaim" a verb now? maybe it should be defined as
"to be a greatly righteous leader, to follow the word of Kahane, and to be Israel's future Prime Minister, G-d Willing" 

:P :laugh:

mord:
Sorry but i just had to laugh no offense Yakoov :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

genteelgentile:
I was thinking of it like a dance... Do the Chaim!!!! Oy vey!!

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