Commentary for Eruvin 71:9

מאי שנא תרומה דאמר העמד תרומה על חזקתה ואימא טהורה היא פירות נמי העמד טבל על חזקתו ואימא לא נתקנו

the 'erub [is deemed to be one whose validity is in] doubt [and is consequently] effective;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It being assumed that the terumah was clean and that the fruit was duly prepared during twilight which is the crucial moment for the validity of an 'erub.');">²³</span> but if a man prepared an erub of terumah about which there is doubt whether it was clean or unclean,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the argument of presumptive cleanness is inapplicable.');">²⁴</span> and so also in the case of fruit concerning which there arose a doubt whether they were prepared [for use] or not<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. previous note mutatis mutandis.');">²⁵</span>

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