What is the Rockland Eruv?
A collective effort to consolidate, expand, strengthen and standardize all local eruvin within our area from a kashrus, legal, checking, funding and maintenance perspective. Q: What area does it cover? A: With a perimeter of approximately 26 miles, its boundaries are as follows: North – 202; South – New Jersey Border; East – Packsack Road east of Route 45; West – Spook Rock. In addition, there are currently Eruvin around Good Samaritan Hospital and the Bikur Cholim home, the Bikur Cholim rooms within the Helen Hayes Complex in Haverstraw. Future plans will include Nyack hospital as well. Please refer to map for specific boundaries. Q: The map shows five main sections… A: No. There is one single comprehensive eruv. The sections were created in the event that a part of the eruv perimeter goes down before Shabbos. This break would not invalidate the eruvin in the remaining sections because they also have individual self-enclosed eruvin as a backup. Please note that the bikur……etc. Q
