Does a garbage heap (ashpah) in front of one of a city's two entrances render that entrance legally non-existent, so that the city can have a single eruv without a shiur?
Synopsis
If a garbage heap blocks one of a city's two entrances so that the public does not pass through it, that entrance is treated as non-existent; the city is treated as having only one entrance and no shiur is required.
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