סִדּוּר · Siddur

Eruvei Techumin

Eruvei Techumin is part of the Festival Prayers (Shalosh Regalim) service of the traditional weekday siddur. The full Hebrew text with English translation appears below; open it in the free interactive siddur to follow along.

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On Shabbat and Festivals it is prohibited by rabbinic tradition from venturing more than 2000 cubits (approximately 3000 feet) from the city in which one resides. Sometimes one must venture beyond this point. This boundary may be extended by use of an Eruv Techumin in order to define their place of dwelling outside of this limit and thus extending this area another 2000 cubits. This is established by taking two amount of two meals to any point within 2000 cubits of the city limit on the day before the Shabbat or Festival, and placing it safely there recites the following blessing:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת עֵרוּב:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us concerning the mitzvah of eruv.

The following declaration is also made:

בְּדֵין יְהֵא שָׁרָא לָנָא

With this it shall be permissible for us to walk

(If created for public use add the words : וְלִפלוֹנִי or וְלִבְנֵי מָקוֹם פְלוֹנִי)

לֵילֵךְ מִמָּקוֹם זֶה אַלְפַּיִם אַמָּה לְכָל רוּחַ:

from this place two thousand amot in each direction.

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