Jewish%20thought for Shabbat 194:13

תנו רבנן הזורק מרשות הרבים לרה"ר ורשות היחיד באמצע ד' אמות חייב

or perhaps it has surely not alighted where he desired? But is this not what Rabina observed to R. Ashi, and he answered him, It means that he said, 'Wherever it pleases. let it come to rest'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But otherwise he is not liable; so here too he should not be liable in either case unless he made such a declaration. ');">¹²</span> And as to what you say. It is the same as writing SHem [as part] of SHimeon: how compare? There, without writing SHem, SHimeon cannot be written;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence when one writes SHem he does so intentionally, though he also intends to add to it, ');">¹³</span> but here, without [intentionally] throwing [it] four, cannot one throw it eight?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Surely not! I.e., one need have no intention to throw it exactly four cubits in order to be able to throw it eight. (The difference is that when one writes SHem he has performed a labour, whereas when one throws an article, his action is incomplete until it comes to rest.) ');">¹⁴</span> Our Rabbis taught: If one throws [an object] from public to public ground, and private ground lies between them: [if it traverses] four cubits [over public ground]. he is culpable.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., over the two public grounds combined. ');">¹⁵</span>

Explore jewish%20thought for Shabbat 194:13. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.