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# 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 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. | # In a larger town, notices should be posted in the shuls adjacent to where it was found.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. pg. 178. Shu"t Igros Moshe OC 5:9:8 says that in a city like New York, one would have to announce it in the nearby shuls, where it would be possible that the owner of the lost object would come pray, but it wouldn't make sense to require that it be announced in every shul in New York City</ref> Additionally, notices should be posted in public places in the area such as the elevator in the building it was found.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 179</ref> | ||
# The finder is not required to spend money in order to publicize the finding.<Ref> Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 179 based on a teshuva of Rav Moshe Feinstein </ref> | |||
# The notice should remain posted for long enough that most people in the area would have had a chance to see it. It is preferable to leave it up as long as possible<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 179 based on a teshuva of Rav Moshe Feinstein</ref> | |||
===What to Announce/Write on the Notice=== | |||
# The notice should specify the type of item,<ref> Shulchan Aruch 267:4 based on the opinion of Rav Nachman in Baba Metzia 28b </ref> but not with enough detail to identify the Simanim that we would require the owner to identify in order to prove his ownership.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 179 </ref> | |||
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