Challah Separated Without a Blessing
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Question
Hello, My wife usually bakes small doughs, and today she baked a large dough and out of habit separated challah without a blessing. I am thinking that perhaps she needs to separate challah again, as the wife is my agent in this separation, and when an agency is not properly executed, it is said: 'I sent you to correct, not to ruin,' and therefore the separation might not be valid. Am I correct?
Answer
Hello,
The separation of challah is valid.
Since there is no need for 'agency' from the husband to the wife to separate challah, only 'permission'. And since she had permission, the separation is valid.
Source
Rambam, Chapter 4 of Terumot, Halacha 12 and Yevamot 86