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עירובין 51:2
Soncino English Talmud · Berean Standard Bible
[and that, therefore, it is only for] a poor man that the Rabbis have relaxed the law, but not for a rich man; while R. Judah holds that the essence of an ‘erub is [the position of] one's feet, Irrespective of whether one is poor or rich; but where the expression used was ‘In such and such a place’ all agree that Only a poor man is allowed such an ‘erub but not a rich man. And who was it that learned, ‘THIS IT IS OF WHICH [THE RABBIS] HAVE SAID [etc.]?’ — R. Meir. And what does he refer to? — To the case of one WHO DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY TREE OR WALL OR ONE WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE HALACHAH. And who was it that learned, ‘THE RABBIS’ ENACTMENT THAT AN ‘ERUB IS TO BE PREPARED WITH BREAD HAVING THE ONLY PURPOSE OF MAKING IT EASIER’? — R. Judah. R. Hisda, however, said: They differ only where the expression used was, ‘In such and such a place’, R. Meir being of the opinion that the law was relaxed for the poor only but not for the rich, while R. Judah holds that it was relaxed for both poor and rich; but where the expression used was ‘In my place’ all agree that the law was relaxed for both poor and rich, since the essence of ‘erub is [the position of] one's feet [at the spot appointed]. And who was it that learned, ‘THIS IT IS OF WHICH [THE RABBIS] HAVE SAID’? — R. Meir. And what does he refer to? — To the following: IF A MAN WHO WAS ON A JOURNEY HOMEWARD WAS OVERTAKEN BY DUSK. And who was it that learned, ‘THE RABBIS’ ENACTMENT THAT AN ‘ERUB IS TO BE PREPARED WITH BREAD HAVING THE ONLY PURPOSE OF MAKING IT EASIER’? — Both. It was taught in agreement with R. Nahman: Both poor and rich must prepare their ‘erub with bread. A rich man, furthermore, must not proceed beyond the Sabbath limit and make the declaration, ‘Let my Sabbath base be where I stand now because it is only for the benefit of one who was under way when it became dusk that the Rabbis have enacted that an ‘erub may be prepared with one's feet; so R. Meir. R. Judah ruled: Both poor and rich must prepare their ‘erub with their feet. A rich man should, therefore, proceed beyond the Sabbath limit and make the declaration, ‘Let my Sabbath base be where I stand now and this is the essence of an ‘erub; the Sages, however, allowed a householder to send his ‘erub by the hand of his servant or by the hand of his son or by the hand of any other agent in order to make it easier for him. R. Judah related: It once happened that the Memel and Gorion families at Aroma distributed dried figs and dried grapes to the poor in a time of dearth, and the poor men of Kefar Shihin and Kefar Hinaniah used to come and wait at their Sabbath limit until dusk and on the following day got up early and proceeded to their destination. R. Ashi said: An inference from the wording of a Mishnah also supports this view, for it was stated: If a man left [his home] to proceed to a town with which [his home town desired to be] connected by an ‘erub , but a friend of his induced him to return home, he himself is allowed to proceed to the other town but all the other townspeople are forbidden; so R. Judah. And in discussing the point, ‘In what respect does he differ from them?’ R. Huna replied: We are here dealing with the case of a man who had, for instance, two houses between which two Sabbath limits intervened. As far as he is concerned, since he had set out on his journey, he has the status of a poor man. They, however, have the status of rich men. Thus it is perfectly dear that only a poor man but not a rich man is allowed to prepare an ‘erub by the declaration, ‘Let my Sabbath base be at such and such a place’. This is conclusive. R. Hiyya b. Ashi taught Hiyya b. Rab in the presence of Rab [that the law applied] to both poor and rich. Said Rab to him: Conclude this also with the Statement, ‘The halachah is in agreement with R. Judah’.Rabbah b. R. Hanan was in the habit of going from Artibana to Pumbeditha52
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