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Take an item from her and then give her the bill of divorce, and he went and gave her the bill of divorce and then took the item from her. R' Yoḥanan invalidates the bill of divorce even when given by the first agent, as he deviated from the husband’s instructions, and his agency is canceled, and al
Mishnah: With regard to an agent who is bringing a bill of divorce from a country overseas, who must attest to the fact that he witnessed the writing and signing of the bill of divorce, and he became sick and cannot complete his agency, he appoints another agent in court and sends him. And the fir
Talmud: The rabbis said to Avimei, son of R' Abbahu: Raise the following dilemma before your father, R' Abbahu: Can an agent of the first agent also appoint another agent, or not? He said to them: You should not raise this dilemma. From the fact that the Mishnah teaches: The final agent does not ne
Rather, when you raise the dilemma, this is what you should ask: When the second agent appoints another agent, does he need to appoint him specifically in court, or can he do so even while not in court? They said to him: We do not raise this dilemma, as from the fact that it teaches: Rather, he s
The Talmud cites another version of the discussion. Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak would teach like this: The rabbis said to Avimei, son of R' Abbahu: Raise the following dilemma before your father, R' Abbahu: When the agent of the first agent appoints another agent, does he need to appoint him specifical