What is the minimum valid exclusion (shiur) for a city eruv when an exclusion is required?
Synopsis
When a shiur is required, the Mechaber rules that even a single courtyard containing a house suffices. The Biur Halacha debates whether a house alone (without a courtyard) qualifies.
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Can a city that was originally private property (owned by one individual) be included in a single city-wide eruv without any exclusion?
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Does a publicly-owned city with only one entrance require an exclusion (shiur) for a valid city eruv?
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Does a publicly-owned city with two entrances (through which the public enters one and exits the other) require an exclusion (shiur) for a valid city eruv, even if it later became private property?
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Can houses excluded from a city eruv (as the shiur) qualify even if their entrances face outward (away from the city) or if they are animal/storage buildings that themselves don't require an eruv?
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Can non-Jewish houses count as the required exclusion (shiur) for a city eruv?
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Does a ladder (on the city wall) on one side count as a 'second entrance' that would require a shiur for a city eruv?
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Does a garbage heap (ashpah) in front of one of a city's two entrances render that entrance legally non-existent, so that the city can have a single eruv without a shiur?
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If one alley in a city (of private origin) did not participate in the city eruv, does that alley prohibit carrying for all other residents?
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