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# If one gives Mishloach as a gift which must be returned one doesn’t fulfill one’s obligation. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:13, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 133), Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 694:4(4) </ref> | # If one gives Mishloach as a gift which must be returned one doesn’t fulfill one’s obligation. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:13, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 133), Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 694:4(4) </ref> | ||
# If one gives Mishloach Manot through an institution and one will pay later, one fulfills the mitzvah. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:14 </ref> | # If one gives Mishloach Manot through an institution and one will pay later, one fulfills the mitzvah. <ref>Halichot Shlomo 19:14 </ref> | ||
# If one gave the Mishloach Manot and the receiver didn’t know until after purim one didn’t fulfill one’s obligation. Therefore, one should ensure that the recipient notices that he received it before sunset. <Ref> Aruch HaShulchan 695:16 writes that if the recipient doesn’t return home during the day and doesn’t know about it, even if his family accepts it for him, the giver doesn’t fulfill his obligation. Yalkut Yosef 695:4(28) agrees. See, | # If one gave the Mishloach Manot and the receiver didn’t know until after purim one didn’t fulfill one’s obligation. Therefore, one should ensure that the recipient notices that he received it before sunset. <Ref> Aruch HaShulchan 695:16 writes that if the recipient doesn’t return home during the day and doesn’t know about it, even if his family accepts it for him, the giver doesn’t fulfill his obligation. Yalkut Yosef 695:4(28) agrees. 3. Moadei Yeshurun (Purim pg 59) quoting Rav Moshe disagrees with the Aruch HaShulchan. See, also, Adar VePurim (pg 158) who quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein as saying that if a woman accepted Mishloach Manot on behalf of her husband, even if he didn’t know about it on purim, nonetheless, the giver fulfills his obligation. </ref> | ||
==Who is obligated?== | ==Who is obligated?== | ||
# Women are obligated to fulfill Mishloach Manot. <Ref> Rama 695:4 writes that women are obligated in Mishloach Manot against the Pri Chadash (end of 695). The Pri | # Women are obligated to fulfill Mishloach Manot. <Ref> Rama 695:4 writes that women are obligated in Mishloach Manot against the Pri Chadash (end of 695). The Pri Megadim (695 A”A 14), Aruch HaShulchan 695:18, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 142:4, Ben Ish Chai (Parshat Titsaveh #17), Chaye Adam (Vol 3 155:33), Kaf HaChaim 695:53, Mishna Brurah 695:25, and Chazon Ovadyah (pg 140) all hold like the Rama. </ref> However, if she’s married she may fulfill her obligation if her husband sends more than one. <Ref> Magan Avraham 695:14 writes some women rely on their husband to send Mishloach Manot for them however he concludes that women should be strict and fulfill the mitzvah themselves. The Magan Avraham is quoted by the achronim including Chaye Adam (Moadim 155:33), Kitzur S”A 142:4, Mishna Brurah 695:25 </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 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> | ||
