## Eruvin Daf 6a

###### Eruvin 6a:1
[Eruvin 6a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/6a:1)

מִצִּידּוֹ — בְּעֶשֶׂר, מֵרֹאשׁוֹ — בְּאַרְבָּעָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
if it was breached **from its side,** the side wall of the alleyway, carrying within the alleyway is prohibited if the breach is **ten** cubits wide. But if it was breached **from its front,** the wall that faces the public domain, carrying within the alleyway is prohibited even if the breach is only **four** handbreadths wide.


###### Eruvin 6a:2
[Eruvin 6a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/6a:2)

מַאי שְׁנָא מִצִּידּוֹ בְּעֶשֶׂר — דְּאָמַר פִּתְחָא הוּא, מֵרֹאשׁוֹ נָמֵי נֵימָא פִּתְחָא הוּא!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara poses a question: **What is the difference** such that carrying is prohibited due to a breach **from the side** only if the breach is **ten** cubits? This is **because** you **say** that up to ten cubits **it is** deemed **an entrance.** If the breach is **in the front, let us also say it is an entrance,** and carrying should be permitted if the breach is less than ten cubits.


###### Eruvin 6a:3
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אָמַר רַב הוּנָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב יְהוֹשֻׁעַ: כְּגוֹן שֶׁנִּפְרַץ בְּקֶרֶן זָוִית, דְּפִתְחָא בְּקֶרֶן זָוִית לָא עָבְדִי אִינָשֵׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Huna, son of Rav Yehoshua, said:** We are dealing with **a case where the breach is in a corner.** Since **people do not make an entrance in a corner,** a breach of this kind cannot be viewed as an entrance, and if the breach is larger than four handbreadths it must be sealed.


###### Eruvin 6a:4
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וְרַב הוּנָא אָמַר: אֶחָד זֶה וְאֶחָד זֶה בְּאַרְבָּעָה. וְכֵן אֲמַר לֵיהּ רַב הוּנָא לְרַב חָנָן בַּר רָבָא: לָא תִּפְלוֹג עִלַּאי דְּרַב אִיקְּלַע לְדַמְחַרְיָא וַעֲבַד עוֹבָדָא כְּווֹתִי. אֲמַר לֵיהּ: רַב בִּקְעָה מָצָא וְגָדַר בָּהּ גָּדֵר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Huna** disagreed with Rav Ḥanin bar Rava and **said:** There is no distinction between the side and the front, for in **both this** case **and that,** a breach of up to **four** handbreadths is allowed. **And so Rav Huna said to Rav Ḥanan bar Rava: Do not dispute me, as Rav** himself **arrived at** a place called **Damḥarya and performed an action,** i.e., issued a practical ruling, **in accordance with my** opinion. Rav Ḥanan bar Rava **said** in response **to him:** No proof can be brought from that incident, for in that case **Rav found an** unguarded **valley and fenced it in,** i.e., Rav saw the need to add a safeguard and was therefore stringent in this case. His ruling, however, was not generally applied.


###### Eruvin 6a:5
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אָמַר רַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק: כְּווֹתֵיהּ דְּרַב הוּנָא מִסְתַּבְּרָא, דְּאִיתְּמַר: מָבוֹי עָקוֹם — רַב אָמַר: תּוֹרָתוֹ כִּמְפוּלָּשׁ. וּשְׁמוּאֵל אָמַר: תּוֹרָתוֹ כְּסָתוּם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: Rav Huna’s opinion stands to reason, as it was stated** that the *amora’im* disagree about the following issue: With regard to **a crooked,** L-shaped **alleyway** that opens onto the public domain at both ends, **Rav said: Its law is like** that of an alleyway that is **open** on two opposite sides, and it must be treated in a manner suitable for such an alleyway, i.e., an opening in the form of a doorway must be constructed at both ends, or else such an opening must be constructed at the point where the two arms of the alleyway meet and a side post or a cross beam must be placed at each end. **And Shmuel said: Its law is like** that of an alleyway that is **closed** on one side, and all that is necessary is a side post or a cross beam at each end.


###### Eruvin 6a:6
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בְּמַאי עָסְקִינַן? אִילֵימָא בְּיוֹתֵר מֵעֶשֶׂר — בְּהָא לֵימָא שְׁמוּאֵל תּוֹרָתוֹ כְּסָתוּם?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara clarifies the particular circumstances of the case: **With what are we dealing? If you say** that the width of the alleyway at the point of the turn is **more than ten** cubits wide, **in this** case, **would Shmuel say that its law is like** that of an alleyway that is **closed** on one side? With an opening of that size, it must be considered like an alleyway that is open on both ends.


###### Eruvin 6a:7
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אֶלָּא לָאו בְּעֶשֶׂר, וְקָאָמַר רַב תּוֹרָתוֹ כִּמְפוּלָּשׁ, אַלְמָא פִּירְצַת מָבוֹי מִצִּידּוֹ בְּאַרְבָּעָה!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rather, are we not** dealing with a case where the width of the alleyway at the point of the turn is **ten** cubits or less, **and Rav** nonetheless **said** that **the law** of such an alleyway **is like that of** an alleyway that is **open** on both ends. **Apparently, a breach in the side** wall **of an alleyway** renders it prohibited to carry even if it is only **four** handbreadths wide, in accordance with the opinion of Rav Huna.


###### Eruvin 6a:8
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וְרַב חָנָן בַּר רָבָא, שָׁאנֵי הָתָם דְּקָא בָּקְעִי בַּהּ רַבִּים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rav Ḥanan bar Rava** argues that the cases cannot be compared: **It is different there,** in the case of the L-shaped alleyway, **for many people cross through** the opening from one arm to the other. Since in practice the alleyway is open to regular traffic, the ruling is stringent even with regard to a small breach.


###### Eruvin 6a:9
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מִכְּלָל דְּרַב הוּנָא סָבַר אַף עַל גַּב דְּלָא בָּקְעִי בַּהּ רַבִּים, מַאי שְׁנָא מִדְּרַבִּי אַמֵּי וְרַבִּי אַסִּי?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: Can it be **inferred** from this **that Rav Huna holds** that **even if many people** do **not cross through** the opening, a breach of four handbreadths still prohibits carrying? **What is the difference** between this case and the case of the ruling of **Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi** cited earlier, that an upright board of four handbreadths suffices in order to allow a breach of up to ten cubits?


###### Eruvin 6a:10
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הָתָם דְּאִיכָּא גִּידּוּדֵי, הָכָא דְּלֵיכָּא גִּידּוּדֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **There, there are remnants of a wall** that render it difficult to pass through the breach, and therefore that breach does not annul the partitions. However, **here, there are no remnants of a wall.**


###### Eruvin 6a:11
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תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: כֵּיצַד מְעָרְבִין דֶּרֶךְ רְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים? עוֹשֶׂה צוּרַת הַפֶּתַח מִכָּאן, וְלֶחִי וְקוֹרָה מִכָּאן. חֲנַנְיָה אוֹמֵר: בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים: עוֹשֶׂה דֶּלֶת מִכָּאן וְדֶלֶת מִכָּאן וּכְשֶׁהוּא יוֹצֵא וְנִכְנָס נוֹעֵל. בֵּית הִלֵּל אוֹמְרִים: עוֹשֶׂה דֶּלֶת מִכָּאן, וְלֶחִי וְקוֹרָה מִכָּאן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: **How does one render a public thoroughfare fit** for carrying **by** means of **an *eiruv*? He constructs an** opening in the **form of a doorway from here,** on one side of the thoroughfare, **and a side post or a** cross **beam from here,** on the other side. **Ḥananya** disagrees and **says:** This is the subject of an early dispute between *tanna’im*, for **Beit Shammai say: He constructs a door from here,** on one side, **and a door from here,** on the other side, **and when he exits and enters, he must lock** the door. It is not sufficient to construct a symbolic door; rather, there must be a door that actually closes. And **Beit Hillel say: He constructs a door from here,** on one side, **and a side post or a** cross **beam from here,** on the other side.


###### Eruvin 6a:12
[Eruvin 6a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Eruvin/r/6a:12)

וּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים מִי מִיעָרְבָא?! וְהָתַנְיָא: יָתֵר עַל כֵּן אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara raises a fundamental question: **Can a public domain be rendered fit** for carrying **by** means of **an *eiruv*? Wasn’t it taught** in a *baraita*: **Furthermore, Rabbi Yehuda said:**