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==How much should one give?== | ==How much should one give?== | ||
# According to Sephardim, one should give an amount worth 9 grams of pure silver. It's preferable to give it in the form of 3 coins, and if 3 coins are less than 9 grams one should supplement that amount up to the value of 9 grams. <Ref> | # According to Sephardim, one should give an amount worth 9 grams of pure silver. It's preferable to give it in the form of 3 coins, and if 3 coins are less than 9 grams one should supplement that amount up to the value of 9 grams. <Ref> | ||
* Kaf HaChaim 694:20 writes that the Machsit HaShekel should be evaluated according to the value of a Machsit HaShekel in the days of the Bet HaMikdash and concludes that it is 3 Durhams of silver. Rav Ovadyah in Yalkut Yosef (Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #2-3) and Chazon Ovadyah (Purim, pg 102) rules that one should give the value of 3 Durhams which is 9 grams of pure silver. A gram of silver currently is about $1.10 and 9 grams is about $10. [Even though Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in Maamer Mordechai (Moadim 63:1), Ish Matzliach 694:4-5, and Rav Ovadyah in Sh”t | * Kaf HaChaim 694:20 writes that the Machsit HaShekel should be evaluated according to the value of a Machsit HaShekel in the days of the Bet HaMikdash and concludes that it is 3 Durhams of silver. Rav Ovadyah in Yalkut Yosef (Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #2-3) and Chazon Ovadyah (Purim, pg 102) rules that one should give the value of 3 Durhams which is 9 grams of pure silver. A gram of silver currently is about $1.10 and 9 grams is about $10. [Even though Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in Maamer Mordechai (Moadim 63:1), Ish Matzliach 694:4-5, and Rav Ovadyah in Sh”t Yechave Daat 1:86 write that one should give the value of 10 grams, this is only according to the old measurement of the Durham (See Yalkut Yosef Sovah Semachot pg 278).] | ||
* The Kaf HaChaim 694:23 writes that from Rashi's explanation of Chumash only one of the Trumot in the pasuk refer to the Machsit HaShekel. Thus, Gra in Maaseh Rav 233 and Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in Maamer Mordechai (Moadim 63:2) write that there is no reason to give three coins and one coin suffices. However, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 103) writes besides giving the value of 9 grams of silver, it's proper to give 3 coins in accordance of the Rama. Rabbi Mansour (Daily Halacha 3/15/2011) writes that one should give three half dollars, preferably those minted before 1964, and if those coins are less than the value of 9 grams of silver then one should supplement it so that one gives the value of 9 grams of silver. </ref> If one is poor one may give a half of a modern shekel (for someone who lives in Israel). <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #4) </ref> | * The Kaf HaChaim 694:23 writes that from Rashi's explanation of Chumash only one of the Trumot in the pasuk refer to the Machsit HaShekel. Thus, Gra in Maaseh Rav 233 and Rav Mordechai Eliyahu in Maamer Mordechai (Moadim 63:2) write that there is no reason to give three coins and one coin suffices. However, Chazon Ovadyah (pg 103) writes besides giving the value of 9 grams of silver, it's proper to give 3 coins in accordance of the Rama. Rabbi Mansour (Daily Halacha 3/15/2011) writes that one should give three half dollars, preferably those minted before 1964, and if those coins are less than the value of 9 grams of silver then one should supplement it so that one gives the value of 9 grams of silver. </ref> If one is poor one may give a half of a modern shekel (for someone who lives in Israel). <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #4) </ref> | ||
# The Ashkenazic minhag is to give three coins which are half the value of the common coin in that time and place. In America, the minhag is to give three half dollars, yet some say it's preferable to give coins which have 9 grams of silver. <Ref> The Rama 694:1 writes that one should give three coins corresponding to the three times Trumah is mentioned in the parsha. These coins should be half of the regular coin of the time and place. Almost all Ashkenazic achronim including Kitzur S”A 141:5, Aruch HaShulchan 694:8, Biur Halacha D”H VeYesh Litan, and Nitei Gavriel 26:3 accept the Rama as halacha. Halichot Shlomo (Moadim vol 2, 18:9) records Rav Shlomo Zalman's minhag to use 3 half dollars that were minted before 1964. Piskei Teshuvot 694:4 writes that one should be strict for the Kaf HaChaim. (See also Orchot Rabbenu of the Steipler vol 3 pg 51-52, Teshuvot VeHanhagot 5:233, and Halichot VeHanhagot pg 22 quoting Rav Elyashiv). However, Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 13:72 argues that giving the value of the Machsit HaShekel in silver is certainly not the intention of the Rama, it's expensive when paying for all family members, and it may cause people to think the money is hekdesh; rather one should give half of the common coin even if it's less than the value of 9 grams of silver. It seems that the minhag is to give 3 half dollars because the dollar in a common currency in America (www.aish.com, www.torah.org). | # The Ashkenazic minhag is to give three coins which are half the value of the common coin in that time and place. In America, the minhag is to give three half dollars, yet some say it's preferable to give coins which have 9 grams of silver. <Ref> The Rama 694:1 writes that one should give three coins corresponding to the three times Trumah is mentioned in the parsha. These coins should be half of the regular coin of the time and place. Almost all Ashkenazic achronim including Kitzur S”A 141:5, Aruch HaShulchan 694:8, Biur Halacha D”H VeYesh Litan, and Nitei Gavriel 26:3 accept the Rama as halacha. Halichot Shlomo (Moadim vol 2, 18:9) records Rav Shlomo Zalman's minhag to use 3 half dollars that were minted before 1964. Piskei Teshuvot 694:4 writes that one should be strict for the Kaf HaChaim. (See also Orchot Rabbenu of the Steipler vol 3 pg 51-52, Teshuvot VeHanhagot 5:233, and Halichot VeHanhagot pg 22 quoting Rav Elyashiv). However, Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 13:72 argues that giving the value of the Machsit HaShekel in silver is certainly not the intention of the Rama, it's expensive when paying for all family members, and it may cause people to think the money is hekdesh; rather one should give half of the common coin even if it's less than the value of 9 grams of silver. It seems that the minhag is to give 3 half dollars because the dollar in a common currency in America (www.aish.com, www.torah.org). | ||
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# 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> | ||
==Can one use maaser money for it?== | ==Can one use maaser money for it?== | ||
# Someone who takes separates a tenth of one’s income for Tzedaka (Maaser) shouldn’t use that money for Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel nor for Matanot LeEvyonim. <Ref> Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #8), Sh”t | # Someone who takes separates a tenth of one’s income for Tzedaka (Maaser) shouldn’t use that money for Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel nor for Matanot LeEvyonim. <Ref> Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A Zecher LeMachsit HaShekel #8), Sh”t Yechave Daat 1:87 </ref> | ||
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