Rinat to Present Seven-Part ‘Shev Shemateta 101’ Series Dealing With Rabbinic Decision-Making By Pearl Markovitz | April 29, 2021
Scenario No. 1: Every week the eruv in Town A is checked at 12:48 p.m., and announced to the community as intact. What if between 12:48 p.m. and the onset of Shabbat, the eruv was severed by the wind? Do we spread the word?
Scenario No. 2: The keilim mikvah in Town B had 40 seah of water at 8 a.m. on a Monday morning. What if it was discovered that at 6 p.m., the mikvah only contained 30 seah of water, below the required level? Do we make an announcement that the people who used the mikvah at 8 a.m. should come back to tovel their dishes again?