If a person gives a coin to a homeowner (ba'al habayit, i.e., a non-merchant) and says 'acquire the eruv on my behalf' (zakheh li), is the eruv valid?
Synopsis
Unlike the baker/shopkeeper case, giving money to a homeowner with the instruction 'zakheh li' is valid, because a homeowner does not typically sell his own bread — therefore the instruction is interpreted as shlichut (agency) rather than a purchase request.
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