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# If the finder knows who the item belongs to, he can call the owner and would not be obligated to deliver the item directly. It is the owner's responsibility to come retrieve it.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 177 based on the opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein </ref> | # If the finder knows who the item belongs to, he can call the owner and would not be obligated to deliver the item directly. It is the owner's responsibility to come retrieve it.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 177 based on the opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein </ref> | ||
# In a situation that he is unable to get in touch with the owner, he is responsible to return it responsibly and cannot just leave it somewhere, in a place that there is a risk it could be taken.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 177 based on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat 267:1 </ref> | # In a situation that he is unable to get in touch with the owner, he is responsible to return it responsibly and cannot just leave it somewhere, in a place that there is a risk it could be taken.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 177 based on Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat 267:1 </ref> | ||
==The Obligation to Publicize== | |||
# When the item is found, the finder must try to locate its owner by publicizing it.<ref> Mishna Baba Metzia 27b, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 178. For a discussion of how this can be accomplished in the modern age, perhaps via the internet, see [https://www.tzohar.org.il/?p=1577 Tzohar.org - מצוות השבת אבידה דרך האינטרנט]</ref> | |||
===How and Where?=== | |||
# In a small area, the publicizing can typically be accomplished by a simple announcement, such as after tefilla in shul.<ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 178. see Igros Moshe O.C. 5:9:8 that if you know that the person who lost it prays in a certain shul, it suffices to announce it in that shul </ref> | |||
# In a larger town, notices should be posted in the shuls adjacent to where it was found. | |||
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