The Eruv of Monsey released its weekly inspection report ahead of Shabbos Parshas Shoftim, with inspectors identifying 27 issues across the Eruv system. Of those, 13 were determined to be not kosher and required immediate attention, three were classified as high-priority, and the remaining issues were lower-priority maintenance items.
Following this week’s repairs, officials confirmed that all currently established sections of the Eruv are kosher for Shabbos.
In Suffern, crews cleared branches that had become tangled with the Eruv string at two locations.
In Airmont, repairs were carried out following a vehicle accident on Shuart Road that resulted in the installation of a new utility pole. The replacement pole changed the configuration of the Eruv line, requiring lechi work around the affected area. On West Saddle River Road, branches pushing against the Eruv wire at two locations were also cleared.
In Pearl River, crews upgraded Eruv strings and poles along Loescher Lane. In Montebello, along Route 202, the upper portion of a lechi that had been pushed away from its proper position was remounted and restored.
Several repairs were completed in the Monsey Rambam Eruv. Near Suzanne Lake, crews repaired a keren zuvis issue involving the fence. Near Warren Court, a string tangled in a branch by a metal lechi was cleared, while a downed string near Route 306 and Viola Road was repaired.
In the second Monsey Rambam section, leaves tangled in the Eruv string along Viola Road were cleared. In the Spring Valley Rambam Eruv, crews repaired a string near the Route 59 overpass and installed a new lechi at the bottom.
The Good Samaritan Hospital Rambam, Chestnut Ridge, Spring Valley, Nanuet Rambam, Wesley Hills, New Hempstead, New City, Hillcrest, and Haverstraw sections were all inspected and reported to be kosher.
IMPORTANT SUFFERN ERUV NOTICE: Eruv officials said that while they had hoped to announce the completion of the new Suffern-area expansion this week, the project is not yet complete and is not certified for use this Shabbos. Residents should not rely on the new expansion until an official announcement is issued.
Officials anticipate providing an update next week, b’ezras Hashem, once the remaining work is completed and the expansion can be formally certified.
