When two courtyards have three houses between them (all opening into one another) and wish to make a joint eruv, where should the eruv be placed, and must each of the three houses contribute bread?
Synopsis
Two courtyards with three intermediate houses wishing to merge via a joint eruv: each courtyard places its eruv in the middle house via the adjacent house. None of the three houses need contribute bread.
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When two courtyards with two intermediate houses each make separate eruvin, and each courtyard places its eruv in the house adjacent to the other courtyard, have valid eruvin been acquired?
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If the eruv is placed in a house other than the middle house (e.g., a flanking house or a house elsewhere in one of the courtyards), are the three intermediate houses still exempt from contributing bread?
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