Commentary for Eruvin 156:4

תיבעי לרבי תיבעי לרבנן

the other replied, one can easily ascend<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By means of the ladder itself. As ascent is easy it is sufficient for the supplementary grooves to reach to a height of ten handbreadths only.');">¹¹</span> [to the top of the wall], while in the latter case<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where there was no ladder at all.');">¹²</span> this cannot be done.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Unless grooves are cut to the full height of the wall.');">¹³</span> R'Joseph enquired of Rabbah: What is the ruling if a tree was set aside as a ladder?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For a wall that intervened between two courtyards whose tenants desired to have free access to each other.');">¹⁴</span>

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