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minimum shiur to give is at least two prutah’s worth, as anything less is not considered a gift. M.B. 694:3 explains that this obligation to give one matanah to two people is only to fulfill the lowest level of the obligation. However, one should try to give as much tzedakah as possible on the day of Purim “for there is no greater simcha than being mesameach a poor person.”</ref> | minimum shiur to give is at least two prutah’s worth, as anything less is not considered a gift. M.B. 694:3 explains that this obligation to give one matanah to two people is only to fulfill the lowest level of the obligation. However, one should try to give as much tzedakah as possible on the day of Purim “for there is no greater simcha than being mesameach a poor person.”</ref> | ||
# Some say that the amount one should give for each of the poor people is at least [[Measurements#Prutah| Prutah]] (which is 2.5 Agurot which is a 1/25 of a Shekel) <ref>Mishna Brurah 694:2 quotes the Ritva saying that one fulfills one's obligation even with two prutot (one [[Measurements#Prutah|prutah]] per poor person). Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 7:27(7) (at end) seems to agree that this is the accepted halacha</ref> whereas others say the minimum amount is how much it would cost to buy a meal of 3 [[Measurements#KeBaytzah| KeBaytzim]] of bread. <Ref>Shaarei Teshuva 694:1 quoting the Zera Emet 1:11, Maharsha ([[Megillah]] 7a), Kaf HaChaim 695:7, Teshuvot VeHanhagot 3:231, Piskei Teshuvot 694:6 </ref> It’s proper to be strict for the second opinion. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 694:1). Similarly, Yeme Mishteh VeSimcha pg 244 quotes Rav Elyashiv as saying that even though one fulfills one's obligation with a [[Prutah]], nonetheless, it's proper to give each poor person about 5 shekalim which is an amount which would make the poor person happy. Halichot Shlomo (chap 19, note 62) quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman as having said that in order to fulfill all opinions one should give an amount which is significant by the giver and by the taker's standards. </ref> | # Some say that the amount one should give for each of the poor people is at least [[Measurements#Prutah| Prutah]] (which is 2.5 Agurot which is a 1/25 of a Shekel) <ref>Mishna Brurah 694:2 quotes the Ritva saying that one fulfills one's obligation even with two prutot (one [[Measurements#Prutah|prutah]] per poor person). Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 7:27(7) (at end) seems to agree that this is the accepted halacha</ref> whereas others say the minimum amount is how much it would cost to buy a meal of 3 [[Measurements#KeBaytzah| KeBaytzim]] of bread. <Ref>Shaarei Teshuva 694:1 quoting the Zera Emet 1:11, Maharsha ([[Megillah]] 7a), Kaf HaChaim 695:7, Teshuvot VeHanhagot 3:231, Piskei Teshuvot 694:6 </ref> It’s proper to be strict for the second opinion. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 694:1). Similarly, Yeme Mishteh VeSimcha pg 244 quotes Rav Elyashiv as saying that even though one fulfills one's obligation with a [[Prutah]], nonetheless, it's proper to give each poor person about 5 shekalim which is an amount which would make the poor person happy. Halichot Shlomo (chap 19, note 62) quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman as having said that in order to fulfill all opinions one should give an amount which is significant by the giver and by the taker's standards. </ref> | ||
# If you give money to someone who distributes money for Matanot Levyonim enough for two poor people one fulfills one's obligation. Even if the distributor really pools all of the money and gives a small percent of all of the money to each poor person and it turns out that one's donation didn't result in an appreciatable amount to two people one still fulfills one's obligation.<ref>Mishnat Hamishpat (Hilchot Tzedaka Biurim 251:2 p. 144) writes that we can rely on berierah for the derabbanan mitzvah of matanot levyonim to say it is was as though one gave to two poor people a significant amount. He cites Rav Elyashiv to this effect. | |||
* Chevel Nechalato v. 16 p. 143 quotes Rav Nevinsal who says that matanot levyonim is effective with berierah whether it is derabbanan or deoritta since there’s no need for a specific accomplishment with one person. The goal is just that you gave tzedaka and Hashem considers it as a mitzvah. </ref> | |||
==Who should one give Matanot L'evyonim to?== | ==Who should one give Matanot L'evyonim to?== | ||
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# Machatzis Hashekel is only an obligation for men over the age of 20 because they were the ones who gave the half shekel in the midbar. However, it is customary for everyone to give Machatzis Hashekel. <ref> The Rambam in Hilchos Shekalim 9:7 says that anyone over the age of bar mitzvah should give the half shekel. M.B. 694:5 writes that this is to fulfill the absolute obligation, but the minhag is that everyone should give the half shekel, even a pregnant woman for her fetus. </ref> | # Machatzis Hashekel is only an obligation for men over the age of 20 because they were the ones who gave the half shekel in the midbar. However, it is customary for everyone to give Machatzis Hashekel. <ref> The Rambam in Hilchos Shekalim 9:7 says that anyone over the age of bar mitzvah should give the half shekel. M.B. 694:5 writes that this is to fulfill the absolute obligation, but the minhag is that everyone should give the half shekel, even a pregnant woman for her fetus. </ref> | ||
==Links== | |||
* [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/56811 Yalkut Yosef Hilchot Purim (Hebrew 5773)] | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Holidays]] | [[Category:Holidays]] | ||
[[Category:Purim]] | [[Category:Purim]] | ||
[[Category:Between Man And His Fellow]] | |||
