Commentary for Eruvin 184:6

אמר להו אביי א"כ מצינו מחיצה לאיסור שאילמלי אין מחיצה מרחיק ד"א וזורע ואילו השתא אסורה

If excrement was in the larger one it is forbidden to read the portions of the shema'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Keri'ath shema', lit., 'the reading of the shema', the passages from Deut. VI, 4-9 XI, 13-21, and Num. XV, 37-41 the first of which begins with the words 'Shema' Yisroel' ('Hear, O Israel') . The three passages form the central part of the morning and evening services.');">¹⁴</span> in the lesser one,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is deemed to be a part of the former.');">¹⁵</span> but if it was in the lesser one it is permitted to rea the shema' in the larger one.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which (as explained supra) is separated from the lesser one by a virtual doorway which has the status of a partition.');">¹⁶</span>

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