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# Some say one should give a Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel for anyone above Bar or Bat Mitzvah, but some say that one only needs to give for those above the age of 20. <ref> Rama 694:1 based on the Rav Ovadyah MeBartenura holds that one is only obligated from the age of 20. However, the Tosfot [[Yom Tov]] (Shekel perek 1) quotes many others who hold that one should give it from the age of Bar or Bat Mitzvah. This dispute is quoted in Mishna Brurah 694:5. </ref> It’s preferable to follow the first opinion. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #5) </ref> | # Some say one should give a Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel for anyone above Bar or Bat Mitzvah, but some say that one only needs to give for those above the age of 20. <ref> Rama 694:1 based on the Rav Ovadyah MeBartenura holds that one is only obligated from the age of 20. However, the Tosfot [[Yom Tov]] (Shekel perek 1) quotes many others who hold that one should give it from the age of Bar or Bat Mitzvah. This dispute is quoted in Mishna Brurah 694:5. </ref> It’s preferable to follow the first opinion. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #5) </ref> | ||
# Some say that women are obligated in this mitzvah <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #6) </ref> and some | # Some say that women are obligated in this mitzvah <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #6) </ref> and some exempt them. Nonetheless, everyone agrees that it is preferable for women to give Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel. <Ref>Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 7:183 writes that it’s preferable to give for women. Piskei Teshuvot 694:5 and Halichot Shlomo (chapter 18 note 3) write that the minhag is that women are also obligated. Lastly, Rav Nassim Karlitz (quoted in Piskei Shemuot pg 119) holds that women are exempt but some hold that they’re obligated. </ref> | ||
# It’s preferable to give for one’s small children. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 694:5 in name of the Eliyah Rabba, Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #6) </ref> | # It’s preferable to give for one’s small children. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 694:5 in name of the Eliyah Rabba, Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #6) </ref> | ||
==To whom is the money given== | ==To whom is the money given== | ||
# Some say that the money should be given to poor people <ref>Levush 694:1, Shaarei [[Teshuva]] 694:2, see Sh"t Yechave Daat 1:86 </ref>, some say it should be given to the upkeep of the Shul <ref>Kaf HaChaim 694:22 </ref>, and some say that it should be given to Yeshivas or establishments of Torah. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #7) </ref> | # Some say that the money should be given to poor people <ref>Levush 694:1, Shaarei [[Teshuva]] 694:2, see Sh"t Yechave Daat 1:86 </ref>, some say it should be given to the upkeep of the Shul <ref>Kaf HaChaim 694:22 </ref>, and some say that it should be given to Yeshivas or establishments of Torah. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #7) </ref> | ||
