Shabbat · Orach Chaim 400

Baking and Cooking Methods on Yom Tov

4 questions · 13 opinions

If a traveler was heading toward a city, sat down to rest, and Shabbat began without his knowing he was within the city's techum — what are his Shabbat movement limits?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Traveler Who Unknowingly Ent…

If a traveler had no intention of entering a nearby city and Shabbat began while he was unknowingly within its techum, what are his movement limits?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Traveler Without Intent to E…

If a traveler originally intended to enter the city but verbally declared 'my shevita is in my place' at bein hashmashot (not knowing the city was nearby), does he acquire the city's techum or only 2000 cubits from his spot?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Verbal Declaration of Shevit…

What is the rule when a traveler's 2000-cubit measurement ends at the city's edge (rather than mid-city)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

City-as-Four-Cubits Rule at …