tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post113561619813310511..comments2024-03-25T16:16:30.872-04:00Comments on YGB - יג"ב: Sea Walls — Eruvin 87aYosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-74831383666631024832012-11-12T13:08:58.895-05:002012-11-12T13:08:58.895-05:00So, how high does the seawall need to be, and can ...So, how high does the seawall need to be, and can part of it be underwater?Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1135727935387416022005-12-27T18:58:00.000-05:002005-12-27T18:58:00.000-05:00Yup. Temporarily.Yup. Temporarily.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1135727359542946652005-12-27T18:49:00.000-05:002005-12-27T18:49:00.000-05:00Sorry if my question was unclear...In such a case,...Sorry if my question was unclear...<BR/><BR/>In such a case, the ‘eiruv would be considered <B>temporarily</B> down, correct? The unusual rise in water level wouldn't invalidate the entire slope or sea-wall <I>melekhatehhila</I>?Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1135707223075304072005-12-27T13:13:00.000-05:002005-12-27T13:13:00.000-05:00I believe that you are mistaken. Manhattan was en...I believe that you are mistaken. Manhattan was encompassed by mechitzos (b’y’dai adam) which were above the waterline accept for a few pirtzos (see Divrei Menachem, vol. 2 O.C. siman 21).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1135648243484619422005-12-26T20:50:00.000-05:002005-12-26T20:50:00.000-05:00It would seem that the eruv would indeed by down u...It would seem that the eruv would indeed by down under such circumstances.Yosef Gavriel Bechhoferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264311760560329892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1135645444563670382005-12-26T20:04:00.000-05:002005-12-26T20:04:00.000-05:00And if an ‘eiruv is made including the bank of a r...And if an ‘eiruv is made including the bank of a river of sufficient height and slope, but then there's an unusually-high water level, even a flood?<BR/><BR/>Would that just make the ‘eiruv temporarily 'down', the same as if one of the strings of a <I>tzurat hapetahh</I> came loose?Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425001.post-1135630889696308302005-12-26T16:01:00.000-05:002005-12-26T16:01:00.000-05:00The eruv in Sydney makes use of the cliff walls th...The eruv in Sydney makes use of the cliff walls that surround the coast. In fact the the majority of the Eruv consists of proper walls and not just the telephone poles. I doubt many eruvs around the world would have that characteristic. R' Eider said if I recall correctly that it is one of the most beautiful eruvs he has seen.Rael Levinsohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328511716452679511noreply@blogger.com