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Spending Ma’aser

  • Maaser, Spending Ma'aser, Tzedaka
  • maaser, nosh, prizes, shabbos party, tzedaka, tzedakah

Can Maaser be used to purchase nosh and prizes for a community Shabbos party?

  If the purpose of the Shabbos party is to teach Torah, instill Torah values, and promote Torah and Mitzvos, like saying 12 Pesukim etc., and the nosh and prizes…

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  • Maaser, Spending Ma'aser, Tzedaka
  • loan, maaser, money, owe

Someone borrowed $500 dollars from me a while ago and I know that they don’t have the means of paying me back. Can I deduct that money from Ma’aser money that I would owe and then forget about what they owe me?

  Although there are Poskim that say you can do so under certain circumstances, the majority of the Poskim are of the opinion that it cannot be done retroactively. As…

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  • Maaser, Spending Ma'aser, Tzedaka
  • kiddush, kidush, maaser, masser, mayser, shul, sponsor, יו"ד רמט

Is it permitted to use Maaser money to sponsor a Kiddush in a Shul or to arrange a Farbrengen?

  Yes, so long as one originally had the intention to use Maaser money when pledging to sponsor the Kiddush (or arrange the Farbrengen). Otherwise - i.e., if one already…

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