Plans are being drawn up for another London eruv, this time covering St John’s Wood and Maida Vale.
The North Westminster eruv will allow 1,000 Orthodox residents within the pole and wire boundary to do things otherwise forbidden under Jewish law on Shabbat or festivals, such as pushing a buggy or wheelchair or carrying prayer books.
In March, the eruv committee intends to submit an application to Westminster Council for the erection of 38 poles covering Boundary Road in the north, Avenue Road in the east, Regent’s Canal in the south and Shirland Road in the west.
The St John’s Wood United and the Spanish and Portuguese synagogues will both be within the planned boundaries, as well as the Anshei Shalom and Saatchi communities.
“We feel an eruv will help both young families and elderly members to participate fully in community life,” St John’s Wood’s Dayan Ivan Binstock said.
“It will be a great benefit to our community. It’s one of the first things people ask before moving into the area and some have moved out because we are not able to provide that facility.”
Existing eruvs cover the Golders Green and Edgware areas and planning permission has been granted for others in Stanmore and Borehamwood.
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