Commentary for Eruvin 103:14

כמאן אזלא הא דאמר עולא מי שהחזיק בדרך והחזירו חבירו הרי הוא מוחזר ומוחזק

R'Joseph, however, submitted: That it is essential for the man to have set out on his journey is disputed by none,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He cannot be regarded as a poor man if he has not left his house.');">³¹</span> the Only point at issue between them being whether it is necessary for him to make [the prescribed declaration].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the opinion of R. Judah this is necessary as was implied in the Mishnah supra 49b (cf. supra n.) ; while R. Jose holds that the setting out on a journey is alone sufficient as an indication of the man's intention and no explicit declaration is therefore necessary. R. Meir's ruling restricting the man's movements as if he were 'AN ASS-DRIVER AND A CAMEL-DRIVER', despite his explicit declaration, may be explained as based on the principle that a man cannot be regarded as poor unless he is actually under way. A man, like the one in question who has only started on his journey is, in R. Meir's opinion, still regarded as a rich man who must use bread for his 'erub ; and since this man did not " sc="" bread="" he="" cannot="" by="" his="" declaration="" alone="" acquire="" a="" base="" between="" the="" sabbath="" limits,="" while="" at="" home="" loses="" through="" explicit="" that="" wished="" to="" one="" elsewhere.');"="">³²</span> Whose view is followed in the ruling of Ulla that<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'like whom goes that which 'Ulla said'.');">³³</span>

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