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Chapter 9, Mishna 1, 2

How can Rabbi Yochanan approve Rabbi Shimon’s ruling with respect to courtyards, rooftops and enclosures given that it seems to contradict another ruling of Rabbi Yochanan? Rav’s son and Rav’s student debate the case of ruin between two courtyards. What if a small courtyard opens fully into a large courtyard? Meaning, the small courtyard has lost its fourth wall, while the big one simply has an “entrance” in its fourth wall? This is a case of the rich get richer, but Abaye challenges this logic…