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* There’s actually another two options brought by the poskim that some say that the child should redeem himself even before he grows up and some say that the grandfather should redeem the child. For a discussion of who holds these opinions and who argues see Otzer [[Pidyon HaBen]] (pg 220-1). </ref>Lastly, some authorities hold that the Bet Din should redeem the child (on condition that it should be effective if the child doesn’t do it himself later on) when he’s still a child and then when the child grows up he should redeem himself and both should be done without a Bracha. <ref> Otzer [[Pidyon HaBen]] (pg 222), Sh”t Chatom Sofer 295, Sh”t Arugat HaBosem 240, Sh”t Pani Mabin 226, Sh”t Shevet Sofer 98, Sh”t Tov Taam VeDaat 2:125, and Mishneh Halachot YD 231. </ref> | * There’s actually another two options brought by the poskim that some say that the child should redeem himself even before he grows up and some say that the grandfather should redeem the child. For a discussion of who holds these opinions and who argues see Otzer [[Pidyon HaBen]] (pg 220-1). </ref>Lastly, some authorities hold that the Bet Din should redeem the child (on condition that it should be effective if the child doesn’t do it himself later on) when he’s still a child and then when the child grows up he should redeem himself and both should be done without a Bracha. <ref> Otzer [[Pidyon HaBen]] (pg 222), Sh”t Chatom Sofer 295, Sh”t Arugat HaBosem 240, Sh”t Pani Mabin 226, Sh”t Shevet Sofer 98, Sh”t Tov Taam VeDaat 2:125, and Mishneh Halachot YD 231. </ref> | ||
# If the father is non-Jewish, some say that the son should perform the Pidyon Haben on himself when he becomes the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]] and some say that the Bet Din should perform the Pidyon HaBen on the baby's behalf. For this type of situation, one should certainly ask one's local Orthodox Rabbi. <ref>See previous note. See also [http://www.kipa.co.il/ask/show/80639-%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9D-%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9A-/-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%A8 Rabbis from Yeshiva Har Bracha] who says that the Bet Din should do it and [http://www.yeshiva.org.il/ask/?id=23310 Rav Dov Liyor] who says that the child should do it when he becomes the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]].</ref> | # If the father is non-Jewish, some say that the son should perform the Pidyon Haben on himself when he becomes the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]] and some say that the Bet Din should perform the Pidyon HaBen on the baby's behalf. For this type of situation, one should certainly ask one's local Orthodox Rabbi. <ref>See previous note. See also [http://www.kipa.co.il/ask/show/80639-%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%9D-%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9A-/-%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%A8 Rabbis from Yeshiva Har Bracha] who says that the Bet Din should do it and [http://www.yeshiva.org.il/ask/?id=23310 Rav Dov Liyor] who says that the child should do it when he becomes the age of [[Bar Mitzvah]].</ref> | ||
==When Pidyon Haben | ==When Should the Pidyon Haben Take Place?== | ||
# [[Pidyon HaBen]] may not be performed before 30 days from the baby's birth | # [[Pidyon HaBen]] may not be performed before 30 days from the baby's birth have passed and should be done on the 31st day without delaying.<ref>Mishna Bechorot 49a says that doing a pidyon haben before thirty days have passed is ineffective. Shulchan Aruch YD 305:11 and Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3 codify this.</ref> | ||
# The Ashkenazic minhag is not to perform a [[Pidyon HaBen]] at night, however, the Sephardic minhag | # The Ashkenazic minhag is not to perform a [[Pidyon HaBen]] at night, however, the Sephardic minhag is specifically to perform it at night. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3 writes that the Ashkenazic minhag is not to perform it at night, unless the 31st day fell out on Shabbat or [[Yom Tov]] in which case the [[Pidyon HaBen]] is performed the night after the 31st and not pushed off until the morning. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/768798/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Bo_5772 Rav Hershel Schachter] in Shuir on Parshat Bo (towards end of shiur) agrees about the Ashkenazic minhag. Yalkut Yosef YD 305:68, however, writes that Sephardic minhag is to perform a pidyon haben at night.</ref> | ||
# A [[Pidyon HaBen]] | # A [[Pidyon HaBen]] shouldn't be performed on Shabbat or [[Yom Tov]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch YD 305:11. The Trumat Hadeshen (no. 269) explains that a pidyon haben shouldn't take place on Shabbat because it appears like a business transaction. Even if one were to give the money before Shabbat on condition that it would be effective on Shabbat, it is still an issue because there would be doubt as to when to recite the bracha and perform the meal in honor of the pidyon haben.</ref> However, it may be performed on Chol HaMoed. <ref>Rama YD 305:11, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3</ref> | ||
# Some say that if the 31st day falls out on a fast day it is pushed off until the nighttime, whereas others say that it is performed in the daytime and only the meal is delayed until the nighttime. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3 writes that if the 31st falls out on a fast day it is pushed off until the nighttime. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3) writes that from the Shach, Magen Avraham, and Dagul Mirvava it seems that only the meal is delayed until the nighttime. </ref> | # Some say that if the 31st day falls out on a fast day it is pushed off until the nighttime, whereas others say that it is performed in the daytime and only the meal is delayed until the nighttime. <ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3 writes that if the 31st falls out on a fast day it is pushed off until the nighttime. Rav Mordechai Eliyahu (comments on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:3) writes that from the Shach, Magen Avraham, and Dagul Mirvava it seems that only the meal is delayed until the nighttime. </ref> | ||
==Procedure of the [[Pidyon HaBen]]== | ==Procedure of the [[Pidyon HaBen]]== | ||
# According to Sephardim, the primary halacha is that one give the equivalent of 90 grams of pure silver, but it's preferable to give the equivalent of 93 grams. <ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 305:42 based on Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:54. (Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in his comment to Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:1 writes that the amount is about 100 grams of silver. However, this may be based on an older calculation of the Darham. See [[Shiurim]].) </ref>According to Ashkenazim, one should give the equivalent of 96 grams of pure silver and the minhag is to give 100 grams.<ref>Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Shiurin Deoritta (pg 35 #17), [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/768798/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Bo_5772 Rav Hershel Schachter] in Shuir on Parshat Bo (towards end of shiur) </ref> | # According to Sephardim, the primary halacha is that one give the equivalent of 90 grams of pure silver, but it's preferable to give the equivalent of 93 grams. <ref>Yalkut Yosef YD 305:42 based on Sh"t Yechave Daat 4:54. (Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in his comment to Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 164:1 writes that the amount is about 100 grams of silver. However, this may be based on an older calculation of the Darham. See [[Shiurim]].) </ref>According to Ashkenazim, one should give the equivalent of 96 grams of pure silver and the minhag is to give 100 grams.<ref>Rav Chaim Kanievsky in Shiurin Deoritta (pg 35 #17), [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/768798/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Parsha_Shiur_-_Bo_5772 Rav Hershel Schachter] in Shuir on Parshat Bo (towards end of shiur) </ref> | ||
