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One who comes to place a wall close to his neighbor’s wall may place that wall close to the neighbor’s wall only if he distances his wall 4 cubits from the existing wall. Accordingly, the Mishnah is discussing one constructing a wall close to his neighbor’s wall the first time. Rava objects to this
Rather, Rava said that this is what the Mishnah is teaching: In a case of one whose wall was near the wall of another at a distance of 4 cubits and it fell, he may not place another wall close to his neighbor’s wall unless he distances the wall 4 cubits from it. What is the reason that this distanc
Rav says: They taught that one must leave a space of 4 cubits between his wall and that of his neighbor only if he builds it alongside the wall of his neighbor’s garden, where people do not usually walk due to the seeds. But with regard to the wall of a courtyard, where people walk, if he comes to
R' Yosei bar Ḥanina said: And the two amora’im do not disagree, as they are referring to different cases. This statement of Rav is referring to an old city, whose ground is well trodden and stable, and that statement of R' Oshaya is referring to a new city, where even the wall of a courtyard requ
With regard to the claim that the halakha of the Mishnah is due to the need for space for people to walk on the ground between the walls, the Talmud asks: We learned in the Mishnah: And one who desires to build a wall opposite the windows of a neighbor’s house must distance the wall 4 cubits from th