Eruvin 85 - November 2, 15 Cheshvan

Pictures Study Guide Eruvin 85 Today's daf is dedicated by Gitta Neufeld in honor of the Hadran English Zoom Shiur. With deepest gratitude for your care and concern. "As I sat in a scary emergency room waiting room, unable to be at my husband's bedside because of COVID regulations, the shiur was my anchor and my rock. Baruch Hashem, we were able to come home - and I managed to complete the daf! הודו לה' כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו" A pit between two courtyards at a distance of four handbreadths from each courtyard - according to Shmuel, in order to permit drawing water, each would need to put up a small ledge as a reminder that if they were closer, each would forbid the other from carrying. Rav Yehuda allows even with a reed jutting out. Abaye says that Rav Yehuda was based on Shmuel and not Rav as Rav would not require anything here as access when one needs to get through airspace (of four handbreadths or more) would not forbid the other. The gemara tries to figure out from where Abaye knows Rav and Shmuel's opinions on this topic. After establishing that, the gemara questions both Rav and Shmuel. Where can one put eruv chatzerot? And what places are not allowed? What about shituf mevoot?