Talmud Illuminated

"A man should not walk after a woman, and not even after his wife." Regarding this, the Sages said that Manoach was an ignoramus s...

If one of the walls of a courtyard completely collapsed, then this courtyard becomes a public area, and one who carries an object on Shabbat...

Previously we learned that when two roofs or two courtyards, a large one and a small one, are adjoining, they are not equal: the small on...

If there are two adjoining roofs over two houses, a large one and a small one, then it is permitted to carry on a large one, but it is for...

Earlier, we saw the opinion of Rabbi Shimon , who said that all roofs and all courtyards are considered as one area and do not need an eru...

The Talmud lists a number of disagreements between Rav and Shmuel, where each of them reverses his position depending upon the circumstances...

Although one cannot carry from a courtyard to a courtyard on Shabbat without an eruv (common food), all roofs of the houses are considered o...

If a balcony protrudes over a body of water, this water is neither a public area (people don’t walk there), nor a private one (it is not sur...

If a water channel passes through a courtyard, one cannot draw water from on it on Shabbat. This is because the channel comes from a river, ...

When someone leaves his home for Shabbat, he still needs to be part of the eruv (common food), since he may return on Shabbat. Rabbi Shimon ...

Imagine people living in a two-storied building. The residents of the upper floor ascend there through a staircase, and there is a balcony, ...

The “eruv” in the sense of new residence area where one is allowed to walk, as we discussed before , can be made with any food. If he is mak...

We already saw a number of times that each person is given a limit of how far he can walk on Shabbat, and that is usually two thousand step...

In addition to collecting food from all residents in each courtyard, the different courtyards in an alley have to collect food for the com...

If two courtyards have between them a haystack which is ten hand-breadths high, then naturally it separates the two, and they must each make...

If two courtyards are separated by a ditch that is at least ten hand-breadths deep and four hand-breadths wide, then – since it is not conve...

If there is a wall between two courtyards, and this wall is at least ten hand-breadths high and four hand-breadths thick and, unlike the pre...

Two courtyards are considered as two separated areas that must each make their own eruv (common food), and then they can carry in each court...

If people live in a common courtyard, it is similar to a street, so as a reminder for the kids, the Sages told to collect common food, put i...

Earlier we said that one who does not accept the law of the eruv ruins it for the other residents of the courtyard, making it prohibited fo...