What is the effect of placing an eruv techumin within the city where one is already spending Shabbat?
Synopsis
Placing an eruv within the city where one is already spending Shabbat accomplishes nothing — the person retains the same rights as all city residents (2000 cubits in each direction from the city), and measurement is not taken from the eruv location.
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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?
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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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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 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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