The Valley
Eruv Society of the Eastern San Fernando Valley is entirely
contained in the city of Los Angeles. It serves parts of the areas
known as North Hollywood, Valley Village, Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks,
Sherman Village, and Panorama City.
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Original Eruv Permits Dedication
From left to right:
Mark Hess, Esq, Rabbi Aron Tendler, Former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley,
Rabbi Marvin Sugarman, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shaarey Zedek and
Yisroel Blumenstein, President, Valley Eruv Society. |
The Valley
Eruv Society was incorporated on October 18,1983. It took six
very tough years of diligent work by the organizing and steering
committee to get the legitimate civic approvals of all public
agencies that had any sort of oversight or jurisdiction over the
area the Eruv would circumnavigate.
In mid 2006, Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz honored the
Valley Eruv by becoming the Rav of the Eruv. He is the first line
of decision when any Halachik Eruv issue is asked.
HaRav HaGaon,
the esteemed Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, of blessed memory, z"l,
answered the few challenging questions regarding our Valley Eruv.
All through our development and implementation phase, our Rav ha-Machshir,
Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, answered the more difficult questions
raised during our inception period, and Rabbi Aron Tendler was there
constantly to field the flood of daily Eruv questions.
Rabbi Aron
Tendler had written that the single most profound development in the
religious life of the Greater "Valley Eruv Society" Community
over the years, was the building and use of a kosher and
Halachikly approved Eruv. The Eruv has been the impetus for
dozens upon dozens of new families, young and older, which have
moved into our area. Every Jewish institution, synagogue, school and
Jewish center has benefited from the Valley Eruv’s implementation.
Prior to the
building of the Valley Eruv, young Shabbat observant families were
home-bound. Since the Eruv has functioned, those same families have
become active participants in the religious and social fabric of our
vibrant community. Grandparents are now able to host their younger
grandchildren for a Shabbat without compromising their own desire to
attend Shabbat services. Shabbatonim, lectures, and special programs
are now available to all families, young and old. Many couples who
had children too young to walk to synagogue never attended a Shabbos
service, a Kiddush, a Bar Mitzvah, or a lecture, with the Eruv
functioning, are able to properly celebrate the joy and richness of
traditional Jewish life in their community. The youth groups, as
well, especially the early childhood programs, are bursting at the
seams at virtually all institutions within the Eruv.
Most
significantly, real estate salespeople use the phrase "within the
Eruv" as a standard description for listings and sales of homes.
Please
write us and ask your questions or request more information
about the Greater Valley Eruv Community.
