Quoting%20commentary for Kiddushin 146:3

זרדתא סמיכא למתא יש בו משום אסופי ואם לאו אין בו משום אסופי בי כנישתא סמיכתא למתא ושכיחי ביה רבים אין בו משום אסופי ואם לאו יש בו משום אסופי

[If exposed on] a sorb bush: near a town, he is considered a foundling;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sorb bushes near a town were held to be haunted by demons.');">⁴</span> if not, he is not a foundling. [If found in] a synagogue near a town where many congregate, it is not a foundling; otherwise, it is.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Synagogues far from town and when infrequented were likewise thought to be haunted.');">⁵</span>

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