Mesorat%20hashas for Kiddushin 81:9

שליחות מנלן דתניא (דברים כד, א) ושלח מלמד שהוא עושה שליח

But there is no prohibition in this case,in accordance with Resh Lakish, who said: It is better to dwell with a load of grief than to dwell in widowhood.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 24, n. 7. I.e., for a woman even an unhappy marriage is better than singleness - hence there is no prohibition against being betrothed through a deputy.');">⁹</span> A MAN MAY GIVE HIS DAUGHTER IN BETROTHAL WHEN A NA'ARAH.

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