Bava Batra 11 - Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Tamuz - July 6, 30 Sivan

Two more stories are told regarding food distribution to poor people - one about Binyamin the Tzadik and one about Munbaz the king. What are the minimum sizes of courtyards, fields, and gardens for one resident to insist that the other person who shares the property split it into two separate parts? What about dividing a bathhouse, hall, tallit, and other similar items? Only a sefer Torah can never be split. A discussion ensues regarding the size of a courtyard (4 square cubits) - does it include the entranceway or not? Each house gets an additional four cubits outside their door for unloading. If one house has more doors, do they get more of the courtyard? How exactly does it get divided? Various other situations are discussed - what if there is a portico and one can use the portico for unloading, instead of the space outside one's entrance? Various issues are raised about shared courtyards that lead to an alley. Does one have the right to open an entrance to a different alley without the approval of those who already have access to the alley? Can one close up an entrance from one's courtyard to the alleyway because it may cause others to walk farther to get to the alley? Does it depend on whether or not the person lives in the inner part of the alley?