Travel Limits on Sabbath
ERUVIN (Travel Restrictions on Sabbath)
4:3 We read in the Torah "let no man go out of his place [on the Sabbath]" (Ex. 16:29) How are we to understand "place"?
The Pharisees say:
"He who went forth [on the Sabbath] on a permissible mission, but they said to him, `The mission has already been completed,' has two thousand cubits in every direction [in which to travel]." (m.Eruvin 4:3)
The Essenes say:
"One may not travel outside his city more than 1,000 cubits… A man may not voluntarily cross Sabbath borders on the Sabbath Day. A man may walk behind an animal to graze it outside his city up to 2,000 cubits." (Damascus Document 10, 20; 11, 3)
The International Nazarene Beit Din says:
"The in ancient times the "camp" had a radius of 2000 cubits in all directions (see m.Rosh HaShanna 2:5) and the "place outside the camp" where offerings such as the red heifer were made, was located at the Mount of Olives (m.Middot 1:3). Thus, when we read: `Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.' (Acts 1:12) we are to understand that a "Sabbath Day's Journey" is 2,000 cubits ( .7 miles).
(Like all Sabbath halachot this is loosed for reasons of "mercy" or "making known the knowedge of Elohim" as noted in our previous Sabbath Halacha.)
In which we previously ruled:
The International Nazarene Beit Din says:
"Shabbat May be Loosed for matters concerning "the knowledge of ELOHIM" - "The knowledge of ELOHIM is of greater weight than burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6) and burnt offerings are of greater weight than Shabbat (Lev. 23:37-38; Mt. 12:5-6). Therefore "the knowledge of ELOHIM" is of greater weight than Shabbat. Activities such as carrying are therefore permitted on Shabbat in matters pertaining to "the knowledge of ELOHIM" (Jn. 5:1-15). This would include such activities as driving to Shabbat services.
4:3 We read in the Torah "let no man go out of his place [on the Sabbath]" (Ex. 16:29) How are we to understand "place"?
The Pharisees say:
"He who went forth [on the Sabbath] on a permissible mission, but they said to him, `The mission has already been completed,' has two thousand cubits in every direction [in which to travel]." (m.Eruvin 4:3)
The Essenes say:
"One may not travel outside his city more than 1,000 cubits… A man may not voluntarily cross Sabbath borders on the Sabbath Day. A man may walk behind an animal to graze it outside his city up to 2,000 cubits." (Damascus Document 10, 20; 11, 3)
The International Nazarene Beit Din says:
"The in ancient times the "camp" had a radius of 2000 cubits in all directions (see m.Rosh HaShanna 2:5) and the "place outside the camp" where offerings such as the red heifer were made, was located at the Mount of Olives (m.Middot 1:3). Thus, when we read: `Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.' (Acts 1:12) we are to understand that a "Sabbath Day's Journey" is 2,000 cubits ( .7 miles).
(Like all Sabbath halachot this is loosed for reasons of "mercy" or "making known the knowedge of Elohim" as noted in our previous Sabbath Halacha.)
In which we previously ruled:
The International Nazarene Beit Din says:
"Shabbat May be Loosed for matters concerning "the knowledge of ELOHIM" - "The knowledge of ELOHIM is of greater weight than burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6) and burnt offerings are of greater weight than Shabbat (Lev. 23:37-38; Mt. 12:5-6). Therefore "the knowledge of ELOHIM" is of greater weight than Shabbat. Activities such as carrying are therefore permitted on Shabbat in matters pertaining to "the knowledge of ELOHIM" (Jn. 5:1-15). This would include such activities as driving to Shabbat services.
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