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==Possible Exceptions== | ==Possible Exceptions== | ||
===Stealing Less than a Prutah=== | ===Stealing Less than a Prutah=== | ||
# Stealing is prohibited even if it is a minimal amount, less than a Prutah, which is a few cents.<Ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 20, Shulchan Aruch CM 348:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 182:1, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=2041 Rabbi Eli Mansour] as although less than a pruta isn't technically considered money, the Torah prohibits even less than the prescribed amount (חצי שיעור אסור מן התורה). </ref> However, if nobody would object to taking such an item it is not considering stealing.<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 359:1, Kitzur | # Stealing is prohibited even if it is a minimal amount, less than a [[Prutah]], which is a few cents.<Ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 20, Shulchan Aruch CM 348:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 182:1, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=2041 Rabbi Eli Mansour] as although less than a pruta isn't technically considered money, the Torah prohibits even less than the prescribed amount (חצי שיעור אסור מן התורה). </ref> However, if nobody would object to taking such an item it is not considering stealing.<ref>Shulchan Aruch CM 359:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch CM 182:1, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 20. see Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 20 note 20 that if there is something that a normal person wouldn't object to but this particular owner does object, it is clearly forbidden.</ref> Nonetheless, it is preferable not to take such an item without permission.<ref> Rama 359:1, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 21, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=2041 Rabbi Eli Mansour] </ref> | ||
===Stealing as a Joke=== | ===Stealing as a Joke=== |