Oakland Eruv
Oakland Eruv
We recently (Nov. 2021) completed an expansion of the Oakland Eruv to include neighborhoods to the South of the 580 and Northern sections of Piedmont. Please look at the updated map (below) for more details.
After almost twenty years of work and planning, we are proud to have created the Oakland Eruv, which surrounds a number of neighborhoods around Beth Jacob.
The Eruv is under Rabbi Albert's oversight, and is approved by our Halachic Advisor Rabbi Chaim (Howard) Jachter.
An Eruv is a symbolic boundary that permits observant Jews to carry certain items and push strollers on Shabbat - since the area within its boundaries is considered a single unified domain. (Many items are not permitted to be carried on Shabbat even within an Eruv. They are deemed "Muktzeh" without permitted uses on Shabbat. Examples include umbrellas and electronics.)
The Oakland Eruv will be checked on a weekly basis. To confirm that it has been checked and is "up" for Shabbat, please see the weekly announcements. If you are a visitor, feel free to call the office (510-482-1147) to find out whether it is "up" on Fridays.
Please see the Eruv map below, the boundaries are color coded:
Red: the street is outside of the Eruv
Yellow: only part of the street is in the Eruv (click the boundary section for more details)
Green: the entire street may be walked on, unless noted otherwise.
Oakland Eruv Status
The Eruv is UP this Shabbat!
Date last checked: May 20, 2022
The Eruv is checked every Friday and the website is updated weekly.
Thu, May 19 2022
18 Iyyar 5782
Today's Sefirah Count Is 33
היום שלשה ושלשים יום שהם ארבעה שבועות וחמשה ימים לעמר |
Today's Calendar
Lag B'Omer |
Friday Night
Candle Lighting : 7:58pm |
Shabbat Day
Jed Smith Bar Mitzvah |
Shacharit Service : 9:00am |
Havdalah : 9:07pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
May 19 Lunchtime Talmud Thursday, May 19 12:00pm |
May 19 Lag B Omer Bonfire and Tisch, a BJC and NCSY Partner Event Thursday, May 19 6:45pm |
May 21 Jed Smith Bar Mitzvah Saturday, May 21 |
May 26 Lunchtime Talmud Thursday, May 26 12:00pm |
May 29 Hands-On Mitzvot Sunday, May 29 8:30am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Behar
Shabbat, May 21 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, May 20, 7:58pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, May 21, 9:07pm |
Lag B'Omer
Thursday, May 19 |
Zmanim
Alot Hashachar | 4:23am |
Earliest Tallit | 5:01am |
Netz (Sunrise) | 5:56am |
Latest Shema | 9:30am |
Zman Tefillah | 10:42am |
Chatzot (Midday) | 1:06pm |
Mincha Gedola | 1:41pm |
Mincha Ketana | 5:16pm |
Plag HaMincha | 6:46pm |
Shkiah (Sunset) | 8:15pm |
Tzeit Hakochavim | 9:00pm |
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