If a person's 2000-cubit eruv measurement ends in the middle of a city, may he walk through the entire city?
Synopsis
When a person's eruv measurement reaches only the middle of a city (rather than ending beyond it), the Mechaber holds he may only walk to the end of his measurement within the city, while the Rema rules leniently that he may traverse the entire city since the city is treated as four cubits for one who slept there.
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If a person placed an eruv techumin and then returned to sleep at home, does his Shabbat rest location still shift to the eruv placement site?
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When a person's eruv measurement exactly reaches or exits the end of a city, does the entire city count as four cubits, allowing him to complete his full 2000-cubit measure beyond the city?
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When a person places an eruv outside his city, is he limited to walking only within a narrow north-south corridor (the width of his eruv placement) for his full 2000-cubit measure?
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What is the effect of placing an eruv techumin within the city where one is already spending Shabbat?
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What happens if a person places his eruv techumin beyond his city's 2000-cubit boundary (outside the techum)?
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