Gambling & Tzedakah

 

Question:

Is it okay to participate in a raffle for a Tzedaka organization. It has all the elements of a gambling game. For the participants and for the organization.

 

Answer:

Without looking into the details of the raffle in order to be able to determine if it is indeed considered Halachicly gambling – this is a non issue since the funds are going to a Tzedakah.

 

Sources:

ואין אסמכתא להקדש – שו״ע חו״מ סי׳ ר״ז סעי׳ י״ט ברמ״א, שו״ע יו״ד סי׳ רנ״ח סעי׳ י׳. וראה עד״ז פתחי חושן קנינים כ״א בהע׳ ל״ב, תשובות והנהגות ד׳, שי״א.

 

 

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