When the traveler has none of the above (no non-Jew, no donkey, no incompetent), may he carry the purse less than four cubits at a time?
Synopsis
As a last resort, if none of the other options are available, the traveler may carry the purse less than four cubits at a time (stopping to rest between each segment). This applies only to his own acquired purse, not an unacquired found object.
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When Shabbos descends during travel, may one give one's purse to a non-Jew to carry?
5 opinions
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2 opinions
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1 opinions
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1 opinions
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3 opinions
When giving the purse to a cheresh, shoteh, or katan, must one employ the same method as with the donkey (give while walking, take back while standing)?
3 opinions
Does the leniency of giving to a non-Jew (or other dispensations) apply to one who deliberately left his home close to nightfall and forgot his purse?
2 opinions
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