Commentary for Tahorot 6:9
הַפָּרָן, רְשׁוּת הַיָּחִיד לַשַּׁבָּת וּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים לַטֻּמְאָה. וְכֵן הַצְּדָדִין. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, הַצְּדָדִין, רְשׁוּת הַיָּחִיד לְכָךְ וּלְכָךְ:
A forum is a private domain regarding Shabbat, but a public domain regarding impurity; and similarly the sides [of the forum are also a private domain regarding Shabbat and a public domain regarding impurity]. Rabbi Meir says: the sides are a private domain regarding both of them.
Bartenura on Mishnah Tahorot
הפרון (a building with a gateway leading from street to street/forum) – it is similar to a basilica. And it has two openings directly opposite each other.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Tahorot
A covered forum:: is a private domain in respect of Shabbat and a public domain in respect of the laws of uncleanness; I have translated the term that begins this mishnah, in Hebrew "paran," in accordance with most commentators explanation, who say it is similar to a basilica. The forum is considered a private domain for Shabbat, but since many people have access to it, it is a public domain for matters of uncleanness.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Tahorot
וכן הצדדין – from here and from there to the building with a gateway leading from street to street/forum. It is also considered the public domain, because many use those sides.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Tahorot
And so too the sides. Rabbi Meir says: the sides are regarded as a private domain in both respects. The sides of the forum are, according to the first opinion, treated the same way as is the forum itself. However, Rabbi Meir says that since people are not found as much on the sides, it is considered a private domain even for matters of impurity.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Tahorot
ר' מאיר אומר הצצדין רשות היחיד – the middle of the forum alone is made for many people to use and not the sides. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Meir.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Tahorot
And so too the sides. Rabbi Meir says: the sides are regarded as a private domain in both respects. The "colonnades" referred to here is a hall that is supported by columns and is open on multiple ends.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Tahorot
Colonnades: are a private domain in respect of Shabbat and a public domain in respect of the laws of uncleanness. A courtyard typically has one main entrance and would not be considered a public domain for any matter. But if people go in one door and then go out another door, it has become a public thoroughfare. In such a case it is not a public domain for the matter of Shabbat, but it is a public domain for matters of impurity.
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