On Shabbat Friday 17th / Saturday 18th July 2015, the long awaited Mill Hill Eruv finally went live. To celebrate, the Mill Hill community were joined in Shul on Shabbat morning by local dignitaries including Matthew Offord MP and Councillor Sury Khatri.
The Mill Hill Eruv, which goes as far north as Apex Corner and as far South as Five Ways Corner NW4 and from Mill Hill East to the M1, places Mill Hill at the very heart of the North West London Jewish Community, by joining up the Edgware and North West London Eruvin. This means you can now rely on the Mill Hill Eruv to walk within an Eruv from Stanmore through to Hendon and Golders Green and all the way to Hampstead Garden Suburb. It also means you can rely on an Eruv within the majority of Mill Hill itself.
On Wednesday 8 July, prior to the Eruv going live, over 150 Mill Hill Congregants gathered at Mill Hill Shul to hear why it took 7 years to create this Eruv and had their questions answered by Rabbi Schochet and Dayan Simons of the London Beth Din.
There are a number of members of the Mil Hill community who have worked incredibly hard behind the scenes over the last 7 years to ensure the Eruv was completed. One of those people is Eruv Committee Chair Gill Gallick. On the launch of the Eruv, Gill said “There were times when we doubted whether the Eruv would ever go live. Many large site reconstructions in Mill Hill kept us on our toes and regularly presented us with new problems; but we were persistent and determined to achieve our goal. I feel incredibly proud of the entire Eruv committee for their massive amount of hard work and diligence over the last seven years. I am thrilled that our efforts have finally paid off and we can leave a legacy both for existing members and for all those who will join the community in the future.”
Jason Greenspan, Mill Hill Synagogue Chairman said, “I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Mill Hill Eruv Committee for all their hard work and dedication. This Shabbat, I saw our members welcome the Eruv with open arms and we are very excited for all the positive implications this Eruv will have not only for our community, but the benefits for the wider North West London Jewish community.”
There is a map of the Eruv boundaries at the dedicated website www.millhilleruv.com. The map also shows how the Mill Hill Eruv connects to the Edgware and North West London Eruvin. The website also provides regular updates on the status of the Eruv.
