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# 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. | # 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 Neventzal 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> | * Chevel Nechalato v. 16 p. 143 quotes Rav Neventzal 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> | ||
# One should not use money from Maaser for Matanot Laevyonim.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 170 based on Rama Y.D. 249:1 </ref> | # One should not use money from Maaser for Matanot Laevyonim.<ref> Chazon Ovadia Purim pg. 170 based on Rama Y.D. 249:1 </ref> However, one who has already fulfilled the mitzva and would like to give additional money to charity on Purim, may do so from Maaser money.<ref> Chazon Ovadia pg. 170</ref> | ||
==Who Should be Given Matanot L'evyonim?== | ==Who Should be Given Matanot L'evyonim?== | ||
