[Avodah] eruv tavshilin

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:14:15PM +0300, Eli Turkel wrote:
: If one is eating out all meals and doesnt need to cook is there any purpose
: in making an eruv tavhsilin (beracha levatala?)

The berakhah is on the mitzvah of making an eruv. In order for your
question to stand, you would have to argue that an eruv that isn't used
isn't an eruv, and thus there is no mitzvah. Interestingly, this seems
to be assumed -- and I don't see why.

What is a machloqes rishonim is whether or not it's possible not to
rely on the eruv. After all, someone is boing to have to bentch licht.
The SA 527:19 quotes two opinions about whether the hadlaqah requires
eruv. In the BY he concludes that the Rambam omits neir Shabbos from the
formula (Yom Tov 6:8) because it doesn't require coverage by an eruv.
OTOH, Tosafos (Beitzah 22a) and the Rosh (2:16) do require an eruv for
hadlaqas neiros.

(BTW, the MB 402:17 quotes the Maharshal who holds that eruv tavshilin
includes folding your tallis on Friday.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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