The Social Sphere: Construction and Consequences of the Gendered Space of the Jewish Eruv

This paper examines the physical and symbolic space of the contemporary Jewish Eruv (translated: “mixing/mingling”) as a progressive gendered space and infrastructure of care. The Eruv is a defined physical area symbolically extending the private realm of the ‘home’ beyond its walls into the community. Acknowledged as a legal-fiction, the Eruv provides leniencies to Orthodox Jewish communities, allowing the performance of daily activities otherwise forbidden onthe Sabbath. However, the consequences are much greater; citizens are able to participate in their communities and cities while maintaining identity and traditions.

https://doi.org/10.35483/ACSA.AM.110.93

Volume Editors
Robert Gonzalez, Milton Curry & Monica Ponce de Leon

ISBN
978-1-944214-40-1