Is it permitted to send a letter via a non-Jew who carries it for free (without any payment)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber permits sending a letter carried by a non-Jew for free, treating this as equivalent to ketzitzah since the non-Jew acts out of goodwill from past benefit received. The Rema records a dissenting view that prohibits all free-of-charge arrangements and rules it is good to be stringent, except when the non-Jew himself initiates the offer.
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