## Bava Batra Daf 59b

###### Bava Batra 59b:1
[Bava Batra 59b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/59b:1)

וְיָכוֹל לְמַחוֹת. פָּחוֹת מִטֶּפַח – אֵין לוֹ חֲזָקָה, וְאֵין יָכוֹל לְמַחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**and** the owner of the courtyard **can protest** its construction. If it protrudes **less than a handbreadth,** the owner of the house **has no** means to establish **an acquired privilege for its** use, **and** the owner of the courtyard **cannot protest** its construction.


###### Bava Batra 59b:2
[Bava Batra 59b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/59b:2)

**גְּמָ׳** אָמַר רַבִּי אַסִּי אָמַר רַבִּי מָנִי, וְאָמְרִי לָהּ אָמַר רַבִּי יַעֲקֹב אָמַר רַבִּי מָנִי: הֶחְזִיק בְּטֶפַח – הֶחְזִיק בְּאַרְבַּע. מַאי קָאָמַר? אָמַר אַבָּיֵי, הָכִי קָאָמַר: הֶחְזִיק רוֹחַב טֶפַח בְּמֶשֶׁךְ אַרְבַּע – הֶחְזִיק בְּרוֹחַב אַרְבַּע.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **Rabbi Asi says** that **Rabbi Mani says, and some say** that **Rabbi Ya’akov says** that **Rabbi Mani says:** If one **established an acquired privilege with regard to** a projection of **a handbreadth,** he has **established an acquired privilege with regard to four** handbreadths. The Gemara asks: **What is he saying? Abaye said** that **this** is what he **is saying:** If one **established an acquired privilege** with regard to a projection that measures **one handbreadth wide by four** handbreadths **long,** he has **established an acquired privilege with regard to** extending the projection to **a width** of **four** handbreadths.


###### Bava Batra 59b:3
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פָּחוֹת מִטֶּפַח – אֵין לוֹ חֲזָקָה, וְאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְמַחוֹת. אָמַר רַב הוּנָא: לֹא שָׁנוּ אֶלָּא בַּעַל הַגָּג בְּבַעַל הֶחָצֵר, אֲבָל בַּעַל הֶחָצֵר בְּבַעַל הַגָּג – יָכוֹל לְמַחוֹת. וְרַב יְהוּדָה אָמַר: אֲפִילּוּ בַּעַל חָצֵר בְּבַעַל הַגָּג, אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְמַחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna teaches that if the projection protrudes **less than a handbreadth** the owner of the house **has no** means to establish **an acquired privilege for its** use, **and** the owner of the courtyard **cannot protest. Rav Huna says: They taught only** that the **owner of the roof** cannot protest the actions **of** the **owner of the courtyard,** i.e., he may not demand that the owner of the courtyard refrain from construction that interferes with the former’s use of the projection. **But** the **owner of the courtyard can protest** the actions **of** the **owner of the roof,** and demand that the latter not build a projection of any size, even less than a handbreadth. He can also demand that the owner of the roof not use an existing projection, since it leads to damage caused by sight. **And Rav Yehuda says: Even** the **owner of the courtyard cannot protest** the actions **of** the **owner of the roof.**


###### Bava Batra 59b:4
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לֵימָא בְּהֶיזֵּק רְאִיָּה קָמִיפַּלְגִי – דְּמָר סָבַר: שְׁמֵיהּ הֶיזֵּק, וּמָר סָבַר: לָאו שְׁמֵיהּ הֶיזֵּק?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **Shall we say that** they **disagree with regard to damage** caused by **sight? As** one **Sage,** Rav Huna, **holds** that **it is considered** to be **damage,** and therefore the owner of the courtyard can protest, since the owner of the roof has the means to see into the other’s courtyard when using this projection, **and** one **Sage,** Rav Yehuda, **holds** that **it is not considered** to be **damage.**


###### Bava Batra 59b:5
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לָא; דְּכוּלֵּי עָלְמָא שְׁמֵיהּ הֶיזֵּק; וְשָׁאנֵי הָכָא, דְּאָמַר לֵיהּ: לְתַשְׁמִישְׁתָּא – לָא חֲזֵי; לְמַאי חֲזֵי – לְמִתְלֵא בֵּיהּ מִידֵּי; מַהְדַּרְנָא אַפַּאי וְתָלֵינָא בֵּיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara rejects this: **No, everyone** agrees that damage caused by sight **is considered** to be **damage. And** Rav Yehuda holds it **is different here, as** the owner of the roof can **say to** the owner of the courtyard: The projection **is not suitable for use,** since it is too small for me to stand upon and look into the courtyard. **For what** purpose **is it suitable? To hang items on it,** and nothing more. **I will turn my face** away **and hang** items **on it** without looking into your courtyard.


###### Bava Batra 59b:6
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וְאִידַּךְ – אֲמַר לֵיהּ: זִימְנִין דִּבְעִיתַתְּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And the other** *amora*, Rav Huna, holds that the owner of the courtyard can **say to** the owner of the roof: There may be **times when you are frightened** due to the height of the projection, and you will look into my courtyard while using it.


###### Bava Batra 59b:7
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**מַתְנִי׳** לֹא יִפְתַּח אָדָם חַלּוֹנוֹתָיו לַחֲצַר הַשּׁוּתָּפִין. לָקַח בַּיִת בְּחָצֵר אַחֶרֶת – לֹא יִפְתָּחֶנָּה בַּחֲצַר הַשּׁוּתָּפִין. בָּנָה עֲלִיָּיה עַל גַּבֵּי בֵּיתוֹ – לֹא יִפְתָּחֶנָּה לַחֲצַר הַשּׁוּתָּפִין; אֶלָּא אִם רָצָה – בּוֹנֶה אֶת הַחֶדֶר לְפָנִים מִבֵּיתוֹ, וּבוֹנֶה עֲלִיָּיה עַל גַּבֵּי בֵּיתוֹ, וּפוֹתְחָהּ לְתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **A person may not open his windows,** i.e., build an opening in a wall to use as a window, **into a courtyard belonging to partners,** i.e., a courtyard in which he is a partner. If he **purchased a house in another,** adjacent **courtyard,** he **may not open** the house **into a courtyard belonging to partners.** If he **built a loft on top of his house, he may not open it into a courtyard belonging to partners. Rather, if he desired** to build a loft, he may **build a room within his house, or** he may **build a loft on top of his house, and open it into his house,** not directly into the courtyard.


###### Bava Batra 59b:8
[Bava Batra 59b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/59b:8)

**גְּמָ׳** מַאי אִירְיָא לַחֲצַר הַשּׁוּתָּפִין? אֲפִילּוּ לַחֲצַר חֲבֵירוֹ נָמֵי לָא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** With regard to the mishna’s ruling that one may not open a window into a courtyard that he co-owns, the Gemara asks: **Why** did the mishna **specifically** render it prohibited for one to open a window **into a courtyard belonging to partners?** One may **not** open a window **into another’s courtyard either,** as it will lead to damage caused by sight.


###### Bava Batra 59b:9
[Bava Batra 59b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/59b:9)

לָא מִיבַּעְיָא קָאָמַר – לָא מִיבַּעְיָא לַחֲצַר חֲבֵרוֹ דְּלָא, אֲבָל לַחֲצַר הַשּׁוּתָּפִין, דְּאָמַר לֵיהּ: סוֹף סוֹף הָא קָא בָּעֵית אִצְטְנוֹעֵי מִינַּאי בֶּחָצֵר; קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן דַּאֲמַר לֵיהּ: עַד הָאִידָּנָא – בֶּחָצֵר הֲוָה בָּעֵינָא אִצְטְנוֹעֵי מִינָּךְ, הַשְׁתָּא – אֲפִילּוּ בַּבַּיִת נָמֵי בָּעֵינָא אִצְטְנוֹעֵי מִינָּךְ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara replies that the mishna **is speaking** utilizing the style of: **It is not necessary,** as follows: **It is not necessary** to say **that** it is **not** permitted for one to open a window **into another’s courtyard,** where he is certainly not allowed to look; **but** where one wants to open a window **into a courtyard belonging to partners, where** the owner of the window can **say to** the other partner: **Ultimately,** since **you need to conceal** yourself **from me** and conduct yourself modestly **in the courtyard** where I too am a partner and have the right to be present, why does it bother you if I open a window into there? Therefore, the mishna **teaches us that** the partner may **say to him: Until now I needed to conceal** myself **from you** only when we were both **in the courtyard. Now I will need to conceal** myself **from you even in the house,** as you can see into my house from your window.


###### Bava Batra 59b:10
[Bava Batra 59b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/59b:10)

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: מַעֲשֶׂה בְּאָדָם אֶחָד שֶׁפָּתַח חַלּוֹנָיו לַחֲצַר הַשּׁוּתָּפִין; וּבָא לִפְנֵי רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בַּר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי, אָמַר לוֹ: הֶחְזַקְתָּ בְּנִי, הֶחְזַקְתָּ; וּבָא לִפְנֵי רַבִּי חִיָּיא, אָמַר: יָגַעְתָּ וּפָתַחְתָּ, יְגַע וּסְתוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: There was **an incident involving a person who opened his windows into a courtyard belonging to partners and came before Rabbi Yishmael bar Rabbi Yosei,** who **said to him: You have established an acquired privilege, my son; you have established an acquired privilege,** and you may not be prevented from using the windows. **And he came before Rabbi Ḥiyya,** who **said** to him: **You toiled and opened** the windows; you must **toil and seal** them, as the partners have the right to prevent you from using these windows.


###### Bava Batra 59b:11
[Bava Batra 59b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Bava%20Batra/r/59b:11)

אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman said:**