Shaliah
In Jewish law, a shaliaḥ (, ; pl. , "sheliḥim" or "sheliah", literally "emissary" or "messenger") is a legal agent. In practice, "the shaliaḥ for a person is as this person himself." Accordingly, a shaliaḥ performs an act of legal significance for the benefit of the sender, as opposed to him or herself. Terminology. The legal agent is referred to by the terms () and (), both of which mean "one who is sent". The person whom the agent is representing is known as the () or as the (), both of which mean "one who is sending". The concept of agency overall or the status  of being a shaliach is known as (). Biblical sources. The term does not occur in the Bible as a noun, though the verb "lishloach" ("to send") is frequently used to describe sending a messenger or agent. The first "shaliaḥ" inferred in the Bible is the servant in Genesis 24 who was sent by Abraham to find a wife for Isaac (according to the rabbis, this servant was named Eliezer). In halakha. The Talmud learns from that any Jewish male or female may appoint an agent, as can servants and maidservants working under a Jew's care. A shaliaḥ however, may  only be appointed for a mitzvah or other halakhic Jewish legal affairs that he or she is obligated in. "Mitzvot" that are performed on one's own body, such as wearing "tefillin", cannot be performed on one's own behalf by a shaliah. Many of the halakhic Jewish legal affairs that may be performed through a shaliah: