Commentary for Eruvin 41:7

אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא אמר רב אין בורגנין בבבל ולא פסי ביראות בחו"ל

[The law of] isolated huts is not [applicable] to Babylon' because there the bursting of dams is common;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the hut may at any moment be swept away by the floods.');">¹²</span> 'nor [that of] strips of wood around wells to [any country] outside the Land of Israel' because there colleges are rare.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And no students, therefore, pass from town to town in pursuit of their studies. As the relaxation of the laws of a private domain in respect of enclosures around wells is entirely due to considerations of the needs of festival pilgrims and other wayfarers who are similarly engaged in the performance of pious acts, it could not be extended in the interests of ordinary travellers.');">¹³</span> The reverse, however, is applicable.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'we do'; the law of isolated huts may be applied to countries other than Palestine and that of strips of wood around wells to Babylon.');">¹⁴</span>

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