A Fishing Line Encircles Manhattan, Protecting Sanctity of Sabbath
Manhattan's eruv may be the most expensive in the world. It is a thin fishing line above the skyline that encircles the island, allowing observant Jews to leave their homes on the Sabbath.
A clear fishing wire is tied around the island of Manhattan. It's attached to posts around the perimeter of the city, from 1st street to 126th. This string is part of an , a Jewish symbolic enclosure. Most people walking on the streets on Manhattan do not notice it at all. But many observant Jews in
