Eruvin 52: Diminishing Eruv Techumin

Talking Talmud · Sep 30, 2020 · 16m

A person who sets out of the place where he's establishing his eruv, and he's somehow detained or delayed, he can still continue to that place, but nobody else can rely on that eruv. This seems to be the diminishment of eruv techumin - meaning, all you need to do is set out on your way, and not even get there, to establish residence. And then just one step seems to be enough... Though this is more demonstration of intent than many other mitzvot require. Now, if you've set foot out of techum, without an eruv, you may have an amah of wiggle room, but beyond that machloket, you can't go back in…