Yeah, they don’t usually encompass the whole city, just the Jewish communities. Eruvs aren’t really necessary if you aren’t following Halacha (Jewish custom/religious law). Plus it’s a big deal if it’s broken, and it’s less likely to be broken if it’s smaller and easier to maintain.
Yeah, they usually only put them up in neighborhoods with a large portion of jewish people since it has to be checked for contiguity before every sabbath. That alone limits how large a portion of the city you could enclose.
Partially?
Yeah, they don’t usually encompass the whole city, just the Jewish communities. Eruvs aren’t really necessary if you aren’t following Halacha (Jewish custom/religious law). Plus it’s a big deal if it’s broken, and it’s less likely to be broken if it’s smaller and easier to maintain.
In which case the city is not “partially encircled”, but “parts of the city are encircled”. Makes much more sense now.
Yeah, they usually only put them up in neighborhoods with a large portion of jewish people since it has to be checked for contiguity before every sabbath. That alone limits how large a portion of the city you could enclose.