Does having three proper (non-inferior) walled walls with only the fourth wall being an inferior partition change the carrying restriction from the standard two se'ah limit?

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Synopsis

The Biur Halacha raises the possibility that three complete walls with only one inferior wall (warp or woof alone) may be biblically valid and permit carrying even beyond two se'ah. This is a minority view not conclusively ruled upon.

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What is the maximum area in which carrying is fully permitted when a person spends Shabbat in an open field surrounded by inferior partitions (warp without woof, or woof without warp)?

5 opinions

Does a group of three Jews using inferior partitions qualify as a 'caravan' (shayara) allowing unrestricted carrying regardless of area size?

4 opinions

When three people using inferior partitions as a caravan leave an unused empty area of two se'ah, does the threshold for restriction depend on whether the total enclosure exceeds six se'ah?

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If one of three caravan members dies on Shabbat (reducing the count below three), does the enclosure remain permitted for carrying throughout the rest of Shabbat?

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If only two people are present at the onset of Shabbat (enclosing more than two se'ah) and a third person joins during Shabbat to complete a caravan quorum, does the enclosure become permitted?

3 opinions

When three adjacent enclosures with inferior partitions share an eruv, and the outer ones are wider than the middle (so the middle is fully breached into the outer ones), what are the carrying permissions?

5 opinions

When three adjacent enclosures share an eruv and the outer ones are narrower (outer fully open to the middle, middle has protruding walls) with one person in each, what carrying is permitted?

3 opinions

In adjacent enclosures (one person per outer, two in the middle or two per outer with one in the middle), what carrying is permitted when the outer ones are narrower and fully open to the wider middle?

3 opinions

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