When a pit in the public domain has an embankment (chulyah) and the pit is within four tefachim of the private domain, is it permitted to draw water from it into the private domain even if the embankment is less than ten tefachim tall?
Synopsis
A pit in the public domain with a surrounding embankment that stands within four tefachim of the private domain may be drawn from into the private domain. The narrow gap between the pit and the private domain wall functions as a makom patur, permitting the transfer.
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