What is the primary method of acquiring an eruv techumin and what are the requirements for food quantity?
Synopsis
The ideal method is to be present at the desired location at twilight. Alternatively, one may deposit two meals' worth of food there before Shabbat. Food quantity is adjusted for the ill; the standard measure is six eggs' worth of bread.
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