May a shituf be made with any type of food, and may multiple food types combine to meet the minimum amount?
Synopsis
Unlike eruv chatzerot (which requires bread), shituf mevo'ot may use any food. Multiple food types may be combined to reach the required amount of two meals' worth.
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Where may the shituf mevo'ot (alleyway partnership food) be placed — in the airspace of the courtyard, a small house, or the airspace of the alleyway?
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Can Jews living in three separate locations (with locked gates at night) make a single joint shituf?
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Do the procedural rules of eruv chatzerot (e.g., wife may make it on husband's behalf, minor may collect it, one may acquire for all) apply equally to shituf mevo'ot?
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Which foods are invalid for use in shituf mevo'ot?
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What are the specific food amounts that are valid for shituf (e.g., eggs, pomegranates, peaches, vegetables, beans, forest apples)?
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May a shituf be made on behalf of someone using food that person is forbidden to eat (e.g., wine for a nazirite, terumah for a non-kohen, or food they vowed/swore not to eat)?
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