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MB4 209a: Disposing of Wastewater on Shabbos in a Yard (357:1 - part 1)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Passively allowing wastewater to leave a reshut hayachid into a reshut harabim on Shabbos.

If a yard is 4x4 amah or less and is adjacent to reshut harabim you can't pour wastewater into the yard on Shabbos because it will flow into reshut harabim unless there is a hole large enough to hold 2 סאה in the reshut hayachid.

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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