Responsa for Eruvin 176:5
תרגמא רבי זירא אליבא דרבה באכסדרה מהלכת על פני כל החצר כולה
but, according to Rabbah,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 614, n. 3.');"><sup>11</sup></span> does not a difficulty arise?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the exedra does not widen the courtyard the latter remains unsuitable for spraying, why then should it be permitted to pour water in it?');"><sup>12</sup></span> - R'Zera, on the lines of Rabbah's<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 614, n. 3.');"><sup>11</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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