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# Most poskim hold that supporting grandchildren can be counted as tzedaka.<ref>Shevet Halevi 5:133:2 writes that supporting grandchildren is tzedaka unlike the Aruch Hashulchan 249:7. Yechava Daat 3:76 in fnt. agrees with the Shevet Halevi.</ref> | # Most poskim hold that supporting grandchildren can be counted as tzedaka.<ref>Shevet Halevi 5:133:2 writes that supporting grandchildren is tzedaka unlike the Aruch Hashulchan 249:7. Yechava Daat 3:76 in fnt. agrees with the Shevet Halevi.</ref> | ||
===Supporting | ===Supporting Someone to Learn in Kollel=== | ||
#Many poskim hold that if someone specified that he will give maaser for mitzvot or took upon himself maaser kefasim bli neder, he can give it to his son or son-in-law to learn Torah.<ref>Shevet Halevi 5:133:2 writes that supporting a son-in-law to learn Torah counts towards maaser. Chelkat Yakov YD 137 and Igrot Moshe YD 1:144 agree. Aruch Hashulchan 249:10 disagrees and thinks it can’t be counted towards maaser. Chatom Sofer YD 2:231 writes that if he accepted to begin with that he’ll count the money he’s using to support his son-in-law to learn Torah from his maaser money, he can do so, however, if he stipulated to support his son-in-law not from his maaser money he can’t change his mind later.</ref> | #Many poskim hold that if someone specified that he will give maaser for mitzvot or took upon himself maaser kefasim bli neder, he can give it to his son or son-in-law to learn Torah.<ref>Shevet Halevi 5:133:2 writes that supporting a son-in-law to learn Torah counts towards maaser. Chelkat Yakov YD 137 and Igrot Moshe YD 1:144 agree. Aruch Hashulchan 249:10 disagrees and thinks it can’t be counted towards maaser. Chatom Sofer YD 2:231 writes that if he accepted to begin with that he’ll count the money he’s using to support his son-in-law to learn Torah from his maaser money, he can do so, however, if he stipulated to support his son-in-law not from his maaser money he can’t change his mind later.</ref> | ||
#The stipend that a kollel gives its members who learn full time is considered tzedaka.<Ref>Ahavat Chesed 20:1, Chelkat Yakov YD 137, Igrot Moshe YD 1:144, Shiurei Shevet Halevi 253:2, Tzitz Eliezer 9:1:4, B’orach Tzedaka 5:20 p. 73</ref> | |||
#If a kollel member is receiving a stipend he can still take money for tzedaka if he doesn’t have enough for his and his family’s needs.<Ref>Derech Emunah (Biurim 9:13 s.v. hayu) writes that if a kollel member is receiving a stipend only if they have money and can stop paying him at any time is considered poor. However, someone who has a contract that the kollel will pay him isn’t considered poor. Chelkat Yakov YD 1:137 writes that even someone who is taking a stipend can sometimes be considered poor if the stipend isn’t enough for him and his family’s needs. B’orach Tzedaka p. 74 fnt. 34 quotes Rav Nissim Karelitz as saying the same thing. He adds that if his wife works that it would depend on how many kids he has etc. to know whether he is poor. Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:568 implies the same.</ref> | |||
# If someone is giving his son or son-in-law money to learn Torah he doesn’t need to tell him that it is maaser money.<ref>Chelkat Yakov YD 137 and Tzitz Eliezer 9:1:4 write that someone can give maaser to a relative to learn Torah without saying that it is maaser money if he’s worried that he’s not going to take it. B’orach Tzedaka 5:20 agrees.</ref> | |||
# Someone who has enough from other parnasa shouldn’t take a stipend for learning in a kollel. If he wants to in order to help him learn better he can but should stipulate bli neder that he’s going to give the money he gets from the stipend to tzedaka.<ref>Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:568</ref> | |||
===Supporting Parents=== | ===Supporting Parents=== | ||
