[Avodah] Something's Not Kosher at the Matzah Bakery

[Zev Sero]

On 1/04/2011 5:07 PM, Micha Berger wrote:

> As a matter of theory, though, is it an issue of minhag hatagarim? I
> thought that [was] a way to have qinyanim that are not of one of the
> halachic forms, and therefore wouldn't be related to  lo solin.

AIUI "minhag hatagorim" is a consequence of "kol tnai shebemomon kayom".
Merchant Law is considered to be a "tnai" agreed on by all participants,
and therefore valid.  Non-halachic kinyonim would merely be one application
of that principle.

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