The Religious Council in Mount Hebron has completed an extensive and groundbreaking project to upgrade all Shabbat services in its communities, with the assistance of the Ministry of Religious Services.
The project, which was carried out throughout 2014 in close collaboration with the 'Iruv Kahalacha' Institute, headed by Rabbi Avraham Rinat, promises hundreds of families in Mount Hebron safety, stability and halachic security for many years.
According to the incoming chairman of the Religious Council, Kobi Kahane, the historic upgrade, the scope and grandeur of which have not been remembered for decades, includes bringing all the Eruvim into line with the strictest halakhic standards.
""We went for the top – the most elegant," said the project leader, secretary of the religious council, Reuven Tal. "Even our neighbors from Gush Etzion came to learn from the method.".
According to Tal, the project incorporated advanced methods that will significantly streamline ongoing maintenance and repair work. Among the notable innovations: the use of nylon cord and telescopic rods, which allow repairs to be carried out more safely and efficiently without the need for ladders.
One of the highlights of the project is connecting isolated neighborhoods and areas throughout the council to nearby communities - by placing wooden posts and bezants along entire kilometers of roads, a halachic continuity is created that allows those families to also enjoy a public space where it is permissible to move around on Shabbat.
""This upgrade is a real leap forward in the maintenance of the eruv," added Reuven Tal. "It ensures that the residents of Mount Hebron can continue to lead their lives on Shabbat in comfort and complete halachic security, carrying children, using strollers and arriving at the synagogue with a tallit – all while fully observing halachic law.".
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