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Does passing an object through karmelis between private and public domains violate Shabbos (שבת) carrying laws? Rashi (רש"י) focuses on hefsek reshuyos - any intermediate space problematically interrupts the required direct domain transfer. Tosafot emphasizes derech carrying from the Mishkan, viewing this as transfer between private domains through an exempt place.
This shiur examines a fundamental machlokes between Rashi (רש"י) and Tosafot concerning the laws of hotza'ah (carrying) on Shabbos (שבת) when passing through a karmelis (semi-public domain). The Gemara (גמרא) discusses a case where one transfers an object from reshus hayachid (private domain) to reshus harabim (public domain) via an intermediate space. Rashi learns that the core issue is hefsek reshuyos - an interruption between domains. According to his approach, the melacha of hotza'ah requires direct transfer between domains, and any intermediate space creates a problematic interruption. The Gemara's question about sidur shishah rabos (encampment areas) represents a retraction of the original sevara, not new information about what occurred in the Mishkan.
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