[Avodah] A woman as a sheliha to mekadesh a bride?

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 09:27:07AM +0200, Prof. Aryeh A. Frimer wrote:
: Has anyone seen a discussion on whether a man can appoint a woman as
: a shaliah to mekadesh a bride on his behalf?

I didn't. But, thinking out loud, to start one... Wouldn't it depend
on the machloqes about whether men have a mitzvah of qiddushin, and if
so, whether women do as well? If qiddushin is a hekhsher mitzvah, then
a man needn't find a fellow mechuyav as his shaliach. If it is (eg Ramban),
but women aren't mechuyavos, then he couldn't appoint her.

Second is a mar'is ayin problem... Rumor might go around that they saw him
marrying the shelichah.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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