Commentary for Eruvin 181:4

אמר רבי יהודה מעשה בשעת הסכנה והיינו מעלין ס"ת מחצר לגג ומגג לחצר ומחצר לקרפף לקרות בו

and it was also taught in agreement with Rab Judah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whose view has just been cited.');">⁹</span> 'It was taught in agreement with Rab': All the roofs of a town constitute a single domain, and it is forbidden to carry objects up or down from the courtyards on to the roofs or from the roofs into the courtyards respectively;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This, according to R. Meir, is a preventive measure against the possibility of a similar act in the case of a mound in a public domain.');">¹⁰</span> but objects that were in a courtyard when the Sabbath began may be moved about within the courtyard, and if they were at that time on the roofs they may be so moved on the roofs, provided no roof was tell handbreadths higher or lower than all adjoining roof; so R'Meir.

Explore commentary for Eruvin 181:4. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.