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#A [[prutah]] is 1/40 of a gram of silver, which today is equal to {{PrutaVar}} cents.<ref>This evaluation of the pruta in pennies uses the price of an ounce of silver given by a webserver with that information [http://services.packetizer.com/spotprices/ here].</ref> However, the [[prutah]] with regards to the mitzvah of returning a lost object is discussed [[Returning_Lost_Objects#Worth_a_Prutah| here]].<ref>Shulchan C.M. 88:1 says a [[prutah]] is a half of a pearl of barley. Shiurei Torah (Rav Chaim Noeh pg 177) and Shiurei HaMitzvot (Chazon Ish pg 65) say a [[prutah]] is 1/40 of a gram of silver (which currently is about 2.3 cents). Halachos of [[Chanukah]] (Rabbi Shimon Eider, pg 38) quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein saying that a [[prutah]] is 2 or 3 cents and not just one penny. See Halachos of Other People’s Money (Rabbi Bodner pg 150) who quotes Rav Moshe regarding a [[prutah]] for the mitzvah of returning a lost object. </ref> | |||
#A [[prutah]] is 1/40 of a gram of silver | |||
===Dinar=== | ===Dinar=== | ||
