Does a partition made for privacy, storage, or field-guarding (not for dwelling) qualify as a valid eruv partition for carrying?
Synopsis
A partition built for purposes other than permanent dwelling (e.g., privacy, guarding stored goods, field watch) is valid for permitting carrying within it, but does not confer the status of 'enclosed for dwelling' (mukaf l'dirah). If the enclosed area exceeds two se'ah, this distinction becomes practically decisive.
More in Cross-Beam Construction Requirements
May one use tree branches hanging down to the ground as a partition for carrying, and what technical conditions must be met?
3 opinions
If filling a tree's branches with straw was done specifically to create a dwelling, does the enclosed area qualify as mukaf l'dirah even if the tree was not planted for that purpose?
2 opinions
Is a partition that arose on its own (without human action) or was made on Shabbat valid for eruv purposes?
3 opinions
May one carry throughout a boat on Shabbat, and what is the law if the boat is flipped over?
2 opinions
May one use living creatures (animals or people) as a valid partition for eruv purposes, and what conditions apply?
3 opinions
If people unknowingly serving as a partition later become aware, does the partition remain valid?
1 opinions
Who must position the people serving as a partition — the person intending to use it, or a third party?
2 opinions
What is the rule when the open space (paritz) exceeds the standing space (omed) in a partition, and what if they are equal?
2 opinions
Related from other topics
In an open field with no partitions, how must one orient himself when defecating?
Covering the Head and Conduct
May one erect a partition on Shabbat specifically to permit marital relations or defecation in the presence of a lamp or holy books?
Handling Corpses on Shabbat
When the partition walls at the stream's entry/exit are built from the sides but not fully connected (gap left for water to flow), how large a gap is permissible?
Gardens and Open Spaces on Shabbat
If the entry/exit openings of a stream into the yard are less than 3 tefachim wide, is any partition required?
Gardens and Open Spaces on Shabbat
Must the partition walls built for the stream extend across the full width of the breach, or only enough to reduce the opening to 10 tefachim?
Gardens and Open Spaces on Shabbat
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)?
Lechi and Korah for Alleyways
Discussion
Discussion coming soon.
The Daily Law
One question. Every opinion. Every morning.
A new halakhic question and the full spectrum of rabbinic thought, delivered daily.