Commentary for Eruvin 162:21

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Have we not in fact learnt: 'If the number of residents his increased he must add food and confer possession upon them, and they must be informed of the fact'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mishnah supra 80b; while according to R. Judah an 'erub of courtyards (cf. our Mishnah) may be prepared for a person even without his consent!');">⁴⁹</span> - There it is a case of a courtyard between two alleys.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Where, unless the person concerned is duly informed of the facts, it cannot be known for certain with which of the two courtyards he desires to be associated in the 'erub.');">⁵⁰</span> But did not R'Shezbi state in the name of R'Hisda: 'This implies that R'Judah's colleagues differ from him'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 80b.');">⁵¹</span> - The other replied:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'he said to him' (so with marg. glos. according to some ed.) . Cur. edd., 'but'. The two readings are easily interchangeable in Heb. the k" t="" tkt="" former="" being="" represented="" by="" and="" the="" latter="" .');"="">⁵²</span>

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