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==When should it be done?== | ==When should it be done?== | ||
# Mishloach Manot should be given during the day of purim and not the night. <Ref> Darkei Moshe 695:7 quotes Mahari Brin (based on the Rosh Megilah 1:6) who says that there’s only an obligation of Mishloach Manot during the day. The Rama codifies this in 695:4. Mishna Brurah 695:22 writes that only one must be given during the day, however, if one wants to give more Mishloach Manot one may give them at night. Chazon Ovadyah (pg 140) holds like the Rama. </ref> | # Mishloach Manot should be given during the day of purim and not the night. <Ref> Darkei Moshe 695:7 quotes Mahari Brin (based on the Rosh Megilah 1:6) who says that there’s only an obligation of Mishloach Manot during the day. The Rama codifies this in 695:4. Mishna Brurah 695:22 writes that only one must be given during the day, however, if one wants to give more Mishloach Manot one may give them at night. Chazon Ovadyah (pg 140) holds like the Rama. </ref> | ||
# Preferably, the Mishloach Manot should be done before the Seudah of Purim, but it’s permissible to have a snack prior to fulfilling this mitzvah. <Ref>Chazon Ovadyah (pg 135), Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 15:32 </ref> | # Preferably, the Mishloach Manot should be done before the Seudah of Purim, but it’s permissible to have a snack prior to fulfilling this mitzvah. <Ref>Chazon Ovadyah (pg 135), Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 15:32 </ref> Some say that one shouldn’t eat before fulfilling this mitzvah. <ref>Halichot Shlomo (Moadim vol 2, 19:9) </ref> | ||
==What’s called two portions?== | ==What’s called two portions?== | ||
# One food | # One food which is cut in two pieces isn’t considered two foods. <Ref>Aruch HaShulchan 695:14, Chazon Ovadyah (purim pg 125) </ref> | ||
# Two food with two different tastes is considered two different foods. <Ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:12 </ref> | |||
==What type of foods?== | ==What type of foods?== | ||
# The food being sent should be cooked or ready to eat, however, some permit even if it’s raw but at least the animal has been slaughtered properly (shechita). <Ref> Maharil, Magan Avrham 795:11, Eliyah Rabba 695:8, Maaseh Rav (Siman 240), Chaye Adam 155:31, and Aruch HaShulchan 695:15 all hold that one must send a food that’s cooked and ready to eat. However, Pri Chadash 695:4 holds that it’s enough that it’s slaughtered even if it’s raw. Kodeshei David Chassan 695:4, Sh”t Shelat Yacov 61(1), Gefen Poriah (Megilah 7b), | # The food being sent should be cooked or ready to eat, however, some permit even if it’s raw but at least the animal has been slaughtered properly (shechita). <Ref> Maharil, Magan Avrham 795:11, Eliyah Rabba 695:8, Maaseh Rav (Siman 240), Chaye Adam 155:31, and Aruch HaShulchan 695:15 all hold that one must send a food that’s cooked and ready to eat. However, Pri Chadash 695:4 holds that it’s enough that it’s slaughtered even if it’s raw. Kodeshei David Chassan 695:4, Sh”t Shelat Yacov 61(1), Gefen Poriah (Megilah 7b), Sh”t Shevet Sofer 23, Netsiv in Emek Shelah (Siman 67:9), and Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 118) holds like the Pri Chadash. Mishna Brurah 695:20 brings both opinions. </ref> | ||
# Preferably, one should send Mishloach Manot that are significant according to the wealth of the giver. <ref>Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 8:14:4, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 129) </ref> | # Preferably, one should send Mishloach Manot that are significant according to the wealth of the giver. <ref>Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 8:14:4, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 129) </ref> | ||
# If the receiver of the Mishloach Manot is wealthy, it’s proper that the Mishloach Manot be according to his honor. <ref>Chaye Adam (vol 3, 155:31) quotes the Yerushalmi which implies that to fulfill one’s obligation the Mishloach Manot must be according to the honor of the receiver. However, Biur Halacha (695 D”H Chayav), Halichot Shlomo (pg 336), and Chazon Ovadyah (pg 129) hold that it’s only preferable. </ref> | # If the receiver of the Mishloach Manot is wealthy, it’s proper that the Mishloach Manot be according to his honor. <ref>Chaye Adam (vol 3, 155:31) quotes the Yerushalmi which implies that to fulfill one’s obligation the Mishloach Manot must be according to the honor of the receiver. However, Biur Halacha (695 D”H Chayav), Halichot Shlomo (pg 336), and Chazon Ovadyah (pg 129) hold that it’s only preferable. </ref> | ||
# Preferably, the Mishloach Manot should be enough for a person to make a meal out of it. <ref>Aruch HaShulchan 695:15 writes that each portion must be a significant portion that’s respectable and not just a kezayit. Chazon Ovadyah (pg 129) adds that it’s preferable to send the amount that could be used for a meal. </ref> | # Preferably, the Mishloach Manot should be enough for a person to make a meal out of it. <ref> Aruch HaShulchan 695:15 writes that each portion must be a significant portion that’s respectable and not just a kezayit. (This is brought in the Piskei Teshuvot 695:18.) Chazon Ovadyah (pg 129) adds that it’s preferable to send the amount that could be used for a meal. </ref> | ||
# If one sends bread it counts as one food and only one other is required. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 128), Kaf HaChaim 695:42 </ref> | # If one sends bread it counts as one food and only one other is required. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 128), Kaf HaChaim 695:42 </ref> | ||
# A filled pastry only counts as one food and another is required. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 128) </ref> | # A filled pastry only counts as one food and another is required. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 128) </ref> | ||
## Deli and Sardines can be used for Mishloach Manot. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 118), however, Moadim UZmanim (Rav Moshe Shternbach, vol 2 siman 54) has a doubt regarding deli (or foods that can last more than one day). </ref> | ## Deli and Sardines can be used for Mishloach Manot. <Ref> Chazon Ovadyah (Purim pg 118), however, Moadim UZmanim (Rav Moshe Shternbach, vol 2 siman 54) has a doubt regarding deli (or foods that can last more than one day). </ref> | ||
# If one sent food that is kosher but the receiver doesn’t hold of that hechsher, one fulfills | # If one sent food that is kosher but the receiver doesn’t hold of that hechsher, one fulfills the obligation. <ref> Sh”t Kinyan Torah 7:55 writes that one fulfills the obligation even according to the Trumat HaDeshen since he could sell it. Nishmat Avraham 695 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman who also holds that you fulfill your obligation. Piskei Teshuvot 695:20 writes that if one sends kosher food but the receiver doesn’t eat because of a chumra one fulfills one’s obligation. </ref> | ||
# Drinks also satisfy the mitzvah. <Ref> Sh”t Trumat HaDeshen 111, Pri Chadash 695:4 (D”H Katuv BeTrumat), Aruch HaShulchan 695:14, Mishna Brurah 695:20, Chazon Ovadyah (purim pg 124) </ref> | # Drinks also satisfy the mitzvah. <Ref> Sh”t Trumat HaDeshen 111, Pri Chadash 695:4 (D”H Katuv BeTrumat), Aruch HaShulchan 695:14, Mishna Brurah 695:20, Chazon Ovadyah (purim pg 124) </ref> | ||
==Non-foods== | ==Non-foods== | ||
