Commentary for Eruvin 52:20

ולכהן בבית הפרס ר' יהודה אומר אפי' בין הקברות

And what is the ruling, according to the Rabbis, if he [explicitly] stated: 'I renounce my right'? Is the Rabbis' reason<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For their ruling.');">³¹</span> the view that a man who renounces his right in his courtyard does not ipso facto renounce his right to his house [and their ruling consequently would not apply here] since this man [specifically] declared: 'I renounce my right'; or is it possible that the Rabbis' reason<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For their ruling.');">³¹</span> is that it is not usual for a man to give up completely his house and his courtyard and thus become a mere stranger as far as these are concerned [and their ruling would, therefore, apply here also, because] though this man stated: 'I renounce my right' his declaration is to be disregarded? - The other replied: Both according to the Rabbis and according to R'Eliezer since the man declared his wishes they must be respected.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'since he has revealed his mind he has revealed (it) '.');">³²</span> I HAVE LIKEWISE HEARD FROM HIM THAT PEOPLE MAY FULFIL THEIR DUTY AT PASSOVER BY EATING 'ARKABLIN.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rendered supra 23a hart's-tongue or palm-ivy. tkehss');">³³</span> What [is the meaning of] 'ARKABLIN? - Resh Lakish replied: Prickly creepers.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Aruk. adds , 'of the palm-tree' (cf. Jast. and previous note) . kfc');">³⁴</span> <big><b>MISHNAH: </b></big>WITH ALL [KINDS OF FOOD] MAY 'ERUB<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. The term is here applied to 'erub of courtyards and 'erub of Sabbath limits (Rashi) . Tosaf. (s.v. a.l.) points out that for an 'erub of courtyards only bread may be used (cf. infra 71b) and restricts the term of 'erub here to one of courtyards only.');">³⁵</span> AND SHITTUF<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Applicable to an association of courtyard in the same alley for the purpose of enabling their residents to move objects on the Sabbath from the courtyards into the alley and vice versa. V. Glos.');">³⁶</span> BE EFFECTED, EXCEPT WATER AND SALT,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since these cannot provide a satisfying meal. The essential element in an 'erub is its food value which imparts to it the status of a dining center for all who participate in it.');">³⁷</span> AND SO ALSO MAY ALL [KINDS OF FOODSTUFFS] BE PURCHASED WITH MONEY OF THE SECOND TITHE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The tithe given in the first, second, fourth and fifth year of the septennial cycle, which is to be spent in Jerusalem' (v. Deut. Xlv, 22ff) .');">³⁸</span> EXCEPT WATER AND SALT.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reason is given in the Gemara infra.');">³⁹</span> IF A MAN VOWED TO ABSTAIN FROM FOOD HE IS ALLOWED [TO CONSUME] BOTH WATER AND SALT. AN 'ERUB<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of Sabbath limits.');">⁴⁰</span> MAY BE PREPARED FOR THE NAZIRITE WITH WINE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though he himself is forbidden to drink it (v. Num. VI 2ff) it 'is permitted to other people and may, therefore, be regarded as a suitable food.');">⁴¹</span> AND FOR AN ISRAELITE WITH TERUMAH,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since (cf. previous note) it is a suitable food for a priest.');">⁴²</span> BUT SYMMACHUS RULED: WITH UNCONSECRATED PRODUCE ONLY.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The 'erub must consist of food which the person for whom it is prepared is himself able to eat.');">⁴³</span> [AN<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is an anonymous ruling. It is not a continuation of Symmachus's statement.');">⁴⁴</span> 'ERUB MAY BE PREPARED] FOR A PRIEST IN A BETH PERAS,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos., because under certain restrictions it is possible for a priest to enter such an area and so gain access to the 'erub.');">⁴⁵</span> AND R'JUDAH RULED: EVEN IN A GRAVEYARD,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So MS. M. Cur. edd., 'between the graves'; even in such a place, whose uncleanness Is more defined than that of a beth peras, may an 'erub for a priest be deposited.');">⁴⁶</span> [

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