When three ruins lie between two courtyards in a linear arrangement, which ruins may each courtyard resident use on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that each resident may use the ruin adjacent to his courtyard (via window or throwing), while the middle ruin may be used by both. The Mishnah Berurah explains the reasoning based on relative convenience of access.
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