Commentary for Eruvin 158:8

הוא אסור וחבירו מותר: פשיטא לא צריכא דהדר אידך ובטיל ליה לחבריה והא קמ"ל דאין מבטלין וחוזרין ומבטלין:

And if you prefer I might say: Both [acts] are in fact necessary<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For his sake, though not for that of his neighbours in whose benefit one act alone would have been sufficient.');">¹⁰</span> for, having been in the habit of using it, he might continue to move objects into it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But by the locking of his door he would be constantly reminded of the restrictions he imposed upon himself.');">¹¹</span>

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