NA Responsa 7 d
Title
NA Responsa 7 d
Subject
Firstborn boy
Source
Date
1855
Rights
National Archives of the Netherlands
Category
Jore De'a
Legible
TRUE
Question Summary
A father who needs to redeem his first born cannot be there. Is it better to assign an agent, or to redeem his first born remotely?
Question Full
A man's wife gave birth to a firstborn son. And because he cannot wait at home until the day when he is to redeem his son from a Cohen. He comes to ask of the two ways: appoint an agent to redeem his son, or redeem him himself from the place he will be on that day, which one is preferable?
Files
Collection
Citation
“NA Responsa 7 d,” Pri Ets Haim Amsterdam Responsa, accessed April 11, 2025, https://pehh.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/2305.