It amazes me that kashrus mashgichim are often expected to oversee eiruvin
Nonetheless, this arrangement frequently occurs at hotel programs. Pesach programs, mid-winter programs, conventions, and other shabbaton-type gatherings rent hotels, kasher the kitchens, and build an eiruv for the duration of the program. Almost always, it’s the rabbis on the kashrus team who are tasked with building the eiruv.
Occasionally, they consult with me, usually sending me a picture or two of the section in question, which makes me nervous because I haven’t seen the rest of the eiruv. Seeing the entire eiruv is the only way to know if a kosher eiruv has indeed been constructed. After all, a 99 percent kosher eiruv is not kosher at all.
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