Responsa for Eruvin 176:16
א"ל התם למאי ניחוש לה אי משום קלקול חצירו הא מיקלקלא וקיימא ואי משום גזירה שמא יאמרו צנורו של פלוני מקלח מים סתם צנורות מקלחים הם
One taught: This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That no water may be poured out in a small courtyard unless a trough was provided for the purpose (v. our Mishnah) .');"><sup>39</sup></span> applies only to the hot season, but during the rainy season a person may pour his water again and again without any limit.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'pours and repeats and does not refrain himself'.');"><sup>40</sup></span> What is the reason? - Raba replied: A person is quite satisfied<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'willing', 'pleased'.');"><sup>41</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. On the Sabbath, may a Jew use latrines which are built in the city wall and open into a ditch surrounding the wall, so that the feces falling into the ditch are moved (by his force) from one Sabbath domain into another?
A. He should fasten a board beneath the seat (within not more than three tefahim below the latrine walls) so that the feces first fall on the board and then into the ditch. Should the board break on the Sabbath, he would still be permitted to use the latrine on that day.
SOURCES: Cr. 178, 179; Pr. 96; L. 349; Mord. Shabb. 376; Hag. Mord. Shabb. 461; Tashbetz 38; Hag. Maim., Shabbat 15, 4; Kol Bo 31 (p. 34a). Cf. Terumat Hadeshen 66.
A. He should fasten a board beneath the seat (within not more than three tefahim below the latrine walls) so that the feces first fall on the board and then into the ditch. Should the board break on the Sabbath, he would still be permitted to use the latrine on that day.
SOURCES: Cr. 178, 179; Pr. 96; L. 349; Mord. Shabb. 376; Hag. Mord. Shabb. 461; Tashbetz 38; Hag. Maim., Shabbat 15, 4; Kol Bo 31 (p. 34a). Cf. Terumat Hadeshen 66.
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