Does the prohibition apply when the trench spans two towns but is entirely located within the shared middle zone (not at the end of either techum)?
Synopsis
If a trench is entirely within a shared middle zone (e.g., only 3,000 amot between towns, trench at 1,500 amot), both towns may draw without any partition, because the principle of bereirah (retroactive designation) resolves whose water is whose.
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When a trench of collected (still) water spans the Shabbos limits of two towns, may residents of each town draw water from within their own techum?
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What type of partition is required to permit drawing from a shared trench, and does it need to touch the floor of the trench?
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Does the prohibition of drawing from a shared trench apply on Shabbat, Yom Tov, or both?
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Does the prohibition apply when only one town (not two) borders the trench, with the far portion of the trench extending beyond that town's techum?
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May residents draw from a pit of straw (or similar dry goods, not water) that straddles two Shabbos limits?
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Does flowing (moving) water in a trench spanning two towns' limits require a partition or any correction?
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Does the partition requirement between two towns apply even when one of the towns belongs to non-Jews?
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