If a traveler was heading toward a city, sat down to rest, and Shabbat began without his knowing he was within the city's techum — what are his Shabbat movement limits?
Synopsis
A traveler heading to a city who unknowingly entered its techum at the onset of Shabbat acquires the city as his shevita and may traverse the entire city plus 2000 cubits beyond it. The key factor is his original intention to enter the city.
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If a traveler had no intention of entering a nearby city and Shabbat began while he was unknowingly within its techum, what are his movement limits?
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If a traveler originally intended to enter the city but verbally declared 'my shevita is in my place' at bein hashmashot (not knowing the city was nearby), does he acquire the city's techum or only 2000 cubits from his spot?
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