At long last...
​ After many years of hard work and much sacrifice, we have merited to complete, with Hashem's help, what is to our knowledge, the largest Eruv in all of Chicagoland. Over 15 miles in length, the Eruv perimeter includes several hundred poles and many stretches of fences. It encompasses the vast majority of Buffalo Grove, parts of Long Grove, Arlington Heights and Wheeling, and includes several large areas of Prairie View. Built in consultation with rabbinic experts, it adheres to very high standards of Jewish Law.

​​The map to the right is recently updated. IMPORTANT NOTE - STREETS THAT LIE ON THE LINE ARE OFTEN ACTUALLY OUTSIDE THE ERUV. DO NOT ASSUME YOU CAN CARRY ALONG ANY BORDER STREETS UNLESS YOU CLARIFY THAT THE WIRE/BORDER RUNS ON THE FAR (OUTSIDE) EDGE OF THAT STRETCH OF STREET
Warning - the Eruv is still not usable each week until it has been inspected and certified as operational each week. Please check this webpage on Friday afternoon after 4 pm for weekly updates.
A Statement of Gratitude
An overwhelming debt of gratitude is owed to Rabbi Mordechai Paretzky for his long term devotion and dedication to our Eruv. Working long hours in freezing wind chill in the winter and broiling sun in the summer, he has completely upgraded and rebuilt the entire perimeter over the past 2-3 years, resulting in the expanded and improved Eruv that is now finished today.  (A tremendous expression of thanks is due Mrs. Ruthie Paretzky, for unselfishly allowing her husband to spend almost all his Sundays and free time away from home working on this vitally important project!)
With the completion of the Eruv we must also recognize Rabbi Micha Shotkin for getting the renewal project started, by flying out from New Jersey (together with his son) and working several days on the Eruv while training Rabbi Paretzky as well. 
Our thanks to the National Eruv Initiative, and its founders, Rabbi Baruch Gore and Rabbi Mordechai Paretzky, for providing logistical and planning support to this project, and much of the content on the "What's an Eruv?" page.

Our Torah Community

Buffalo Grove is a growing Jewish community, featuring dynamic rabbinic leadership, Torah classes, shuls with 3 minyanim a day, the Torah Academy day school, a recently completed, beautifully designed and decorated mikvah, kosher food shopping including a CRC certified kosher bakery-- and now, an eruv built to the highest standards!  Come visit for a Shabbos and see why Buffalo Grove has been listed repeatedly by Money magazine as one of America's 50 best places to live. 

Thanks to our volunteers and our sponsoring organization!

Besides our main pillar Rabbi Mordechai Paretzky, we would like to thank Rabbi Shlomo Francis and Rabbi Yonason Glenner for their rabbinic expertise, and Rabbi Eliezer Grunberg, and Rabbi Sholom Francis for helping out with the construction. Victor Sidlow, Gerry Shacter, Bill Near, Aryeh Gal Gurvich, David Raskin, Naftoli Roth, Noah Wasserman, Shlomo and Moshe Wiznitzer and so many others who have helped. (Please inform us if you or anyone else has been omitted from this list.)
We would also like to thank our sponsoring organization, the Suburban Alliance for Jewish Education (SAJE), headed by Rabbi Shimon Zehnwirth, which has spearheaded the Eruv project from its inception. From planning the Eruv route and meeting with government and utility officials, to purchasing and refurbishing our bucket truck (we are the only local Eruv that owns one!) to fundraising and recruitment for volunteers, SAJE has taken responsibility to make the BG Eruv dream a reality. 
Alongside its other projects, the Torah Academy day school, JFIX Hebrew School, and the new Buffalo Grove Mikvah, the Eruv project is a critical element in growing and expanding the Jewish community and enhancing Jewish life.