Commentary for Eruvin 118:2

מאן תנא דמיערבא רה"ר אמר רב הונא בריה דרב יהושע רבי יהודה היא דתניא יתר על כן א"ר יהודה מי שיש לו שני בתים בשני צידי רה"ר עושה לחי מכאן ולחי מכאן או קורה מכאן וקורה מכאן ונושא ונותן באמצע אמרו לו אין מערבין רה"ר בכך

The Master said: 'No 'erub, furthermore, may be provided for a half of it'. R'Papa explained: This was said only [in the case where the division was] longitudinal<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. if the division was made along the public domain which ran through the entire length of the town, from gate to gate, and divided it into two longitudinal halves. As the public domain is used by the inhabitants on both sides it forms a link between the two halves of the town and combines them into one inseparable unit.');">⁴</span> but if it was crosswise<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. it cut the town into two halves across the middle of the public domain and left for either half of the town a half of the public domain with the gate at its end, so that it was possible for the inhabitants of either half to use their own gate as entrance and exit and to avoid entirely the use of the public domain in the other half of the town.');">⁵</span> an 'erub may be provided for each half separately.

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