If someone departed the techum with permission but was told en route that the need no longer exists, what are their permitted boundaries?
Synopsis
When one sets out with permission but learns mid-journey that the mission is accomplished, the rabbis grant 2,000 amot in each direction from the point where they received the news. If that zone overlaps with their original home techum, they may return home as if they had never left.
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