Do tent-dwellers (yosh'vei tzrifim) — nomadic people living in temporary huts — have the status of a 'city' for Shabbat boundary purposes?
Synopsis
Nomadic tent-dwellers without fixed location do not have city status and each person measures the 2000-amah teḥum from their own doorstep. The presence of three permanent courtyards with two houses each, or an enclosure of walls or a ditch, can elevate their status to that of a city.
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