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unless they constructed a partition around it that is 10 handbreadths high. Everything within the partition is then considered a private domain, and one standing within the partition may draw water from the pit. And similarly, one may only drink water from the pit on Shabbat if he inserts his head
Rav Mordekhai raised a dilemma before Rava: In a case where there is a column in the public domain that is 10 handbreadths high and 4 handbreadths wide, and one threw an object and it landed atop the column, what is the ruling? The two sides of the dilemma are: Do we say that the lifting from the p
Rava said to Rav Mordekhai: It is our Mishnah that states that one who places an object atop a boulder that is more than 10 handbreadths high is liable. Rav Mordekhai came and asked Rav Yosef about the same dilemma: Rav Yosef said to him: It is our Mishnah. Rav Mordekhai came and asked Abaye. He sa
They said to Rav Mordekhai: And do you not hold this to be correct? Didn’t we learn explicitly in the Mishnah: One who takes an object from them, and one who places an object atop them is liable? He said to them: Perhaps the Mishnah is referring to a needle that can be placed atop the column without
They said to him: With regard to a needle, too, it is still impossible that it will not be raised somewhat above the public domain. He answered them: It is possible that the boulder has a protrusion below 10 handbreadths from the ground. Since the protrusion is not significant in and of itself, it h