Commentary for Eruvin 41:9

א"ד אמר רב ירמיה בר אבא אמר רב אין בורגנין ופסי ביראות לא בבבל ולא בחו"ל בורגנין בבבל לא דשכיחי בידקי בחו"ל נמי לא דשכיחי גנבי

are common. [The law of] strips [of wood] around wells is not [applicable] to Babylon because it has water in abundance.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And there is no need, as in the case of Palestine where water is scarce, to make provision for the use of the limited number of scattered wells or cisterns.');">¹⁶</span> In [other countries] outside the Land of Israel also it is not [applicable] because there college 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>

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