Commentary for Eruvin 184:4

תשעה בגדולה ויחיד בקטנה מצטרפין תשעה בקטנה ואחד בגדולה אין מצטרפין

she is not divorced.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because the larger courtyard forms no part of the lesser one, while the woman within the latter (who, as a rule, has no desire to acquire a get to be divorced) cannot be deemed to be transferred to the larger courtyard.');">⁸</span> If a congregation was in the larger one and the Reader<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sheliah zibbur, lit., 'the messenger of the congregation', who reads the prayers for, and on behalf of those who are themselves unable to read them.');">⁹</span> in the lesser one, they have dully performed their duty,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of prayer. The Reader in the lesser courtyard which is regarded as a part of the larger one is deemed to be in the same place as the congregation.');">¹⁰</span>

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