Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 4, 5, 6 Eruv in a pit, Shabbos dwelling in a karmelis (neither private nor public domain – carrying into or out prohibited on Shabbos by rabbinic decree) is valid according to Rebbi. Eruv …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 4 How Reb Shlomo Carlebach wrote the famous melody for Shabbat Shalom/Mizmor LeDavid. May we establish an eruv by placing food in a tree in the public domain? Nuances of this question include how …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 3, 4 May we send a monkey or an elephant to establish an eruv for us? Rav Nachman says the principle of presuming an agent has fulfilled his agency only applies to rabbinically ordained …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 2, 3 A valid eruv may only be established with food that is ritually fit for use, to the exclusion of untithed produce and unredeemed consecrated produce. What about demai, doubtfully tithed produce? Or …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, end Mishna 1 How much of certain foods is needed for an eruv? Relish – enough to accompany two meals. Non-relish – enough to make two meals. What about roasted meat? Dispute arises from the …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 Community eruv relies on a basket of food just like eruvin of Shabbos boundaries and courtyards. May we establish an eruv with raw beets? Rava was feeling sharp like Ben Azzai, so he …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 We may spend maaser sheni, second tithe funds, on fish and we may make an eruv techumin (for shifting our Shabbos dwelling to enable us to walk farther in one direction than otherwise …

  Topics covered: Chapter 3, Mishna 1 We can establish an eruv, whether to join houses in a courtyard (eruv chatzeros) or to relocate our Shabbos boundaries (eruv techumin) with any kind of food except water and salt. And we …

  Topics covered: End Chapter 2, Mishna 4 A Shabbos lunch incident at the Exilarch’s house: on Friday, he asked Rav Huna bar Chinana to arrange for Shabbos-carrying between a pavilion in a non-residential enclosure and the house via a …