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#If partners or a community send Mishloach Manot together, some say that each partner must contribute the value of 2 portions, whereas others hold that even if altogether the Mishloach Manot is complete, each person fulfilled their obligation. <ref>Halichot Baytah 24:25 (also quoted in Halichot Shlomo 19:15 and 19:17 pg 337-8) in name of Rav Shlomo Auerbach writes that a women can fulfill her obligation by a joint gift with her husband to someone else if there’s a contribution of 2 Manot per person, whereas Chazon Ovadyah (pg 137-8) writes that it’s sufficient if altogether there’s a proper Mishloach Manot. </ref> | #If partners or a community send Mishloach Manot together, some say that each partner must contribute the value of 2 portions, whereas others hold that even if altogether the Mishloach Manot is complete, each person fulfilled their obligation. <ref>Halichot Baytah 24:25 (also quoted in Halichot Shlomo 19:15 and 19:17 pg 337-8) in name of Rav Shlomo Auerbach writes that a women can fulfill her obligation by a joint gift with her husband to someone else if there’s a contribution of 2 Manot per person, whereas Chazon Ovadyah (pg 137-8) writes that it’s sufficient if altogether there’s a proper Mishloach Manot. </ref> | ||
#If a Mishloach Manot is addressed to a group of people such as a family one should make sure that there’s 2 separate foods per person of the group. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:15 </ref> | #If a Mishloach Manot is addressed to a group of people such as a family one should make sure that there’s 2 separate foods per person of the group. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:15 </ref> | ||
#A Yeshiva student who receives a portion of food in the cafeteria can fulfill Mishloach Manot by giving it to a friend. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:16 </ref> | #A Yeshiva student who receives a portion of food in the cafeteria can fulfill Mishloach Manot by giving it to a friend.<ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:16 </ref> | ||
#Children who have reached the age of [[chinuch]], should be taught to give Mishloach Manot <ref>Pri Megadim 695:14 </ref> | #Children who have reached the age of [[chinuch]], should be taught to give Mishloach Manot.<ref>Pri Megadim 695:14 </ref> | ||
#A boy or girl living in his parents house and does not own anything of their own is exempt from Mishloach Manot. Nonetheless, it is good if their parents can give them Mishloach Manot for them to give out.<ref>Or Letzion 4:59:4</ref> | |||
==To whom is the gift sent?== | ==To whom is the gift sent?== | ||
