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==Who should one give Matanot L'evyonim to?== | ==Who should one give Matanot L'evyonim to?== | ||
# Nowadays, someone who doesn’t have a stable income that can support one’s family for normal expenses and doesn’t have property that’s not usually used and could be sold or if one has abnormal expenses such as for medical bills, or making a wedding for which one can not afford, is considered a poor person regarding this mitzvah. <ref>Piskei Teshuvot 694:2 </ref> | # Nowadays, someone who doesn’t have a stable income that can support one’s family for normal expenses and doesn’t have property that’s not usually used and could be sold or if one has abnormal expenses such as for medical bills, or making a wedding for which one can not afford, is considered a poor person regarding this mitzvah. <ref>Piskei Teshuvot 694:2 </ref> | ||
# The mitzvah can be fulfilled by giving money to men, women or children. However, if the | # The mitzvah can be fulfilled by giving money to men, women or children. However, if the women and children rely on the father for sustenance, then giving to a father and his child or a husband and his wife would only be viewed as giving to one person <ref> Aruch Hashulchan 694:2 </ref> | ||
women and children rely on the father for sustenance, then giving to a father and his child or | ==What should one give for Matanot Laevyonim?== | ||
a husband and his wife would only be viewed as giving to one person <ref> Aruch Hashulchan 694:2 </ref> | # One can give either money or food as long as these things can be easily used on Purim. <ref> M.B. 694:2 explains that it is best to give the poor person specifically for his needs on the day of Purim. Thus, food can often be better than money. </ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
