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?
Synopsis
A person who places an eruv techumin acquires Shabbat rest at a specific location. His 2000-cubit measure extends in all four directions, but the north-south width is limited to the width of his Shabbat-rest location. If the eruv is in a field (not a private domain), the width is only four cubits.
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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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If a person's 2000-cubit eruv measurement ends in the middle of a city, may he walk through the entire city?
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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?
3 opinions
If the eruv measurement ends at the end of a city and the whole city counts as four cubits, may the person walk the full width of the city and receive 2000 cubits north and south beyond the city even if the city is wider than his normal four-cubit corridor?
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Does placing an eruv techumin within a private domain (enclosed walled area) grant the person the ability to traverse the entire domain — even a very large city like Nineveh — plus 2000 cubits beyond it?
4 opinions across 3 eras
What is the effect of placing an eruv techumin within the city where one is already spending Shabbat?
3 opinions
What happens if a person places his eruv techumin beyond his city's 2000-cubit boundary (outside the techum)?
4 opinions across 3 eras
Can the eruv be validly placed at a spot more than 2000 cubits from one's house, so long as it is within 2000 cubits of the city?
3 opinions
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