How is the two-thousand-cubit Shabbat boundary measured when a person was overtaken by Shabbat in an open valley without knowing his precise location?

ShabbatTechum Shabbat

Synopsis

If Shabbat began while a person was in an open valley and he does not know the Shabbat boundary, he may walk two thousand average-sized steps, which correspond to two thousand cubits. The Mishnah Berurah clarifies that the standard is an average-sized person regardless of the individual's height.

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