Responsa for Makkot 39:7

אמר רבה מחיצה לאכול דאורייתא מחיצה לקלוט דרבנן וכי גזור רבנן כי איתיה בעיניה בטבליה לא גזור רבנן

Rava says, the boundary regarding eating is Biblical, but the boundary regarding encompassing is only Rabbinical. And when did the Rabbis decree this rule? Only when it is actually there, but in a case where it is untithed the Rabbis did not apply this rule.

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