Hello Everyone
I hope that all of you had an enjoyable Chanukah.
Today we will continue our study of the laws of agency in the Halacha, as they are discussed in the second chapter of masechet Kiddushin.
Until now we have studied shlichut-agency. The Gemara seeks to establish a basis for the ability of one person to act on behalf of a second person. Today we will see another form of agency called z’chia. I cannot think of a one-word translation for this concept. Z’chia I think means acting on behalf of someone without their awareness. We will see what rules govern z’chia.