Many poeple hear some words but don’t know what they mean. When you hear the word eruv, do you know what it means? An eruv chatzerot (Hebrew: עירוב חצרות‎), commonly known in English as a community eruv, is a symbolic boundary that allows Orthodox Jews to carry certain items outside of their homes that would otherwise be forbidden during Shabbat (the day of rest). An eruv has to be rabbinically recognized.