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Each year my rabbi arranges the sale of chameitz for me (and anybody else who asks), and I know that I could also do this online. Either way, I provide some basic information, like the location of...
#1: Initial revision
by
Monica Cellio
·
2021-03-23T21:46:52Z (over 3 years ago)
How does agency work for selling chameitz?
Each year my rabbi arranges the sale of *chameitz* for me (and anybody else who asks), and I know that I could also do this online. Either way, I provide some basic information, like the location of the *chameitz*, and that's it -- I don't sign anything, I don't make a public declaration, I don't pay him, and there's no *kinyan* -- he never touches or even sees the items being sold. Why does this work? What are the minimum requirements to appoint an agent for a transaction? Is *chameitz* special, perhaps because not attending to it leads to a biblical transgression, or can I appoint an agent for any action just by asking?