Crown Heights Beis Din Reminds The Community That There Is No Eruv In Crown Heights
by CrownHeights.info
Harav Avrohom Osdoba and Harav Yosef Braun, the two members of the Crown Heights Beis Din, released a signed letter Erev Shabbos Shuva reminding the community that there is no Eruv in Crown Heights, and and anyone saying otherwise is going against Halacha.
Attached is the letter, and a free translation:
Don't care anymore
I never cared about the eruv and don’t need one.. but starting this week I’m going to openly carry in protest of the Shanda that is 770.
Very smart
By that logic, you should carry a ham sandwich and smoke at the same time.
….
How does the crisis in 770 allow you to brake halacha?
Yossel
To “very smart…” It’s “break” not “brake.” Brake is what stops your automobile.”
Thank you
This needed to be said. I see so many people carrying on Shabbos, it’s horrible. Why don’t people care about breaking Shabbos?
Baruch J
The rabbis should do some internal analysis why so many people on the community ignore them
The law
We don’t have to comply with community standards, when they know they have an opinion contrary to accepted common law Judaism. The Eruv of Brooklyn; of which at this point are 10 or more, has been commonly accepted as true and existing (Mind you, that this is ALL ON A ISLAND; which was NEVER Reshus Harabim in the history of common Jewish law).
Chaim
Is this under Aguch?
Intelligence
Because a kosher Mehudar eruv exists and it’s a mitzvah to carry and have oneg shabbos.
Yisroel
Halalcha says that Daas Baal Habatim is Heipech Daas Torah. That’s for someone who actually learns, knows and cares about Halacha. Someone who bases their opinion on so-called intelligence, common sense and simple logic, isn’t even addressed in Halacha.
In any other field, like medicince, you’d be totally laughed at, for some strange reason when it comes to Halacha people have no shame or sense.