Through whom may the eruv be conferred (zikui), and who is ineligible to act as the conferring agent?
Synopsis
The eruv may not be conferred through minor children, Canaanite slaves, or one's wife (per some opinions). It may be conferred through adult children (even if supported at one's table), Hebrew slaves, and one's wife (per the basic ruling). There is a major dispute about adult children who are supported at the father's table and about a wife whose husband provides her sustenance.
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