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He would declare on Friday: My residence is in Tzinta, a settlement located between the Shabbat limits of the two places. Abaye said to him: What is your opinion that led you to act in that manner? Is it because in a dispute between R' Meir and R' Yehuda, the halakha is in accordance with the opini
But didn’t Rav Naḥman explain the dispute between R' Meir and R' Yehuda differently, and furthermore, a baraita was taught in accordance with his opinion. Rabba bar Rav Ḥanan said to him: I retract my opinion and will no longer do so.
Rami bar Ḥama said: The rabbis have said that one who establishes residence by foot has 4 cubits at that location, and another 2,000 cubits beyond. However, with regard to one who deposits his eiruv in a certain place, there is a dilemma whether he has 4 cubits from the site of his eiruv, or not.
Rava said: Come and hear a resolution from the Mishnah: The rabbis said that one establishes an eiruv with bread only to be lenient with the wealthy person, so that he need not exert himself and go out and establish an eiruv with his feet. And if you say that one who establishes an eiruv with bread
The Talmud rejects this argument: No proof can be cited from there, as even if he without the 4 cubits, this is preferable to him, so that he need not exert himself and go out and establish an eiruv by foot. Therefore, it can be said that establishing an eiruv with bread constitutes a leniency even