Holding the Eruv Tavshilin in Hand
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Question
Is it necessary to hold the dish in hand during the Eruv Tavshilin?
Answer
Initially, one should hold the Eruv Tavshilin in hand, but if it was placed before him and he made the Eruv before nightfall, he should take it again in his hand and say the blessing without a bracha. After nightfall, one can rely on it.
Source
The Chida (Shut Chaim Sha'al, Part 1, Siman 29) wrote that it is obligatory to hold the Eruv in hand, and if he did not take it in hand, he has not fulfilled his obligation. This is also implied in the words of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav and the Mishnah Berurah in s"k 63. However, in Tiferet Yisrael (Beitzah, p"b, m"a) it is written that there is no need to hold it in hand.
Therefore, initially, one should be concerned with the opinion of the Chida and even before nightfall, do it again. However, after nightfall, one can rely on the Eruv, and even if one says like the Chida, it is certainly not considered negligent, and he fulfills the Eruv of the great city.