Can non-Jewish houses count as the required exclusion (shiur) for a city eruv?
Synopsis
There is a dispute whether non-Jewish houses can serve as the required shiur. The Magen Avraham cites the Ribal (permissive) and Ran (lenient) positions, and the Mishnah Berurah rules to be stringent.
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