Baltimore City's Board of Estimates agreed yesterday to lease about a five-mile perimeter to Eruv of Baltimore Inc. for $1 for the next 20 years. The wire perimeter encloses several neighborhoods, including Charles Village, Guilford, Remington, Keswick and parts of Hampden.
The new Eruv, which is already up and is expected to be usable this Shabbos, cost about $15,000 to erect. This Eruv� is the second one for Baltimore; the first is in Park Heights and was established established in 1978.
Explaining the Eruv to members of the news media,� R' Binyamin Marwick of the Orthodox Union of Baltimore said, "It is the type of thing that anyone who doesn't need it won't notice. For those who need it, it will make a world of difference."
R' Marwick added that he hopes the Eruv will draw a larger Jewish community to the Hopkins area.
"It is a way for the city to reaffirm the commitment to the Jewish community in Baltimore," said Mayor Sheila Dixon, who accepted a silver dollar for two decades of rent from R' Marwick at a City Hall ceremony. She immediately handed it over to her finance director, Edward J. Gallagher.
The Orthodox Union raised $15,000 for construction costs.
(Source: Baltimore Sun)
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