When two facing balconies are less than four tefachim apart (no board placed), must they make one joint eruv, or may they still opt for two separate eruvin?
Synopsis
There is a dispute between the Tosefta and Tosafot regarding whether less than four tefachim of gap forces a single joint eruv or still allows separate eruvin as an option.
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When two balconies (guztraot) protrude from two upper apartments facing each other across a public domain, and a board (nesar) at least four tefachim wide is placed between them, can the two households make a joint eruv?
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When two balconies are not directly facing each other (one is offset east and the other west), can they make a joint eruv via a connecting board?
5 opinions
When two balconies are offset or at different heights but the offset or height difference is less than three tefachim, can they make a joint eruv?
3 opinions
When the two households with facing balconies make a joint eruv, what is the status of carrying on the board and the area of the balcony adjacent to the board?
1 opinions
When two facing balconies have a board connecting them, at what maximum length of board must they make a single joint eruv rather than two separate eruvin?
4 opinions
When two balconies protrude from courtyards (not upper apartments/batim with residents), does the same board rule apply to permit joint eruv?
1 opinions
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