Tomb of Tana Hakadosh Rabbi Nachum Ish Gamzu
Rabbi Nachum Ish Gamzu was one of the first Tannaim (sages of the Mishnah era) and teacher of Rabbi Akiva
Hello, Rabbi
My son received books as gifts for his Bar Mitzvah, and now he is studying in a yeshiva in another city. Can I use his books and take them to study in the synagogue?
Because my son is staying in another city, and I understand that according to Jewish law, his belongings are considered like him, since the feet of the utensils are like the feet of their owner. So how can I move his belongings more than four amot (cubits)?
I would appreciate a response.
Thank you very much.
Hello and blessings
Your question is beautiful and important.
Indeed, there are those who wrote to be stringent and not move books if their owners are residing in another city, since the rigley (“feet”) of the utensils are like the rigley (“feet”) of the homeowner, and there are those who wrote that it is even forbidden to move them at all, even if there is an eruv in the city and in the house itself.
However, in practice, the halachic authorities have written that leniency should be exercised in this matter, since according to several early authorities, if the owners have settled in another city, the utensils are not dragged along with them. Moreover, there is room to say that even if the feet of the utensils are like the feet of the owners, it is still permissible to move them within four cubits, or alternatively, in a place where there is an eruv, which is considered like four cubits.
Another permission has been written, that since the utensils did not leave the boundary in prohibition, but rather they rested from Friday evening in another city, the matter can be likened to fruits that non-Jews took out on Shabbat beyond the boundary, which are permitted to be moved throughout the entire city because they did not leave in prohibition. However, this permission is questionable, and see the arguments in detail.
Best regards
Rabbi David Ohayon
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