Questions tagged [gifts]
Questions pertaining to gifts.
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May Zecher Machatzit Hashekel be given on Shabbat when Purim falls on it
Some Jews have the minhag to give Zecher Machatzit Hashekel on Purim. My question is, is it permissible in Halacha to give this as a gift on Shabbat when purim falls on Shabbat or no?
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Are Jews allowed to give gentiles gifts to avoid chillul hashem
The general Halacha from the Talmud in Masechet Avodah Zarah is that Jews are not supposed to give gentiles gifts randomly due to the prohibition of Lo Techanem. However I am curious if it is ...
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Rashi's comment on Abraham's gifts
The Torah says:
וְלִבְנֵ֤י הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם נָתַ֥ן אַבְרָהָ֖ם מַתָּנֹ֑ת וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞ם מֵעַ֨ל יִצְחָ֤ק בְּנוֹ֙ בְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ חַ֔י קֵ֖דְמָה אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ קֶֽדֶם׃ -- but to Abraham’...
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Does someone have to give maa'ser on a gift? [duplicate]
If someone gets a gift, does he have to give maa'ser on that?
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Why did Abraham give his sons impure gifts?
The Torah says that Abraham gave gifts to his sons (other than Isaac) and sent them away:
And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. But to the sons of [his] concubines [he] gave gifts while he was ...
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Any Jewish holidays especially associated with gift giving?
Many Jewish holidays seem to provide opportunities to give small tokens, especially to children. Are there any holidays, traditionally, which could especially provide reasonable justification for ...
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Giving Gift to Mourning Spouse?
Although the Rema (YD 385:3) writes
ואסור לשלוח מנות לאבל על אביו ואמו כל י"ב חדש - It is forbidden to
send [or bring] gifts to one who is in mourning for his father or
mother, throughout the ...
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Can you use your Maaser money on a Bar Mitzvah present?
If you give a Bar Mitzvah boy whose family struggles financially money as his gift, is that considered like you gave Maaser?
Considering that most boys save up their Bar Mitzvah money for when they ...
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Appropriate bat mitzvah gift from non-jew
I am attending my bosses's daughters bat mitzvah and I'm not sure what is appropriate to give as a gift. I was thinking just cash or gift card like I would do for any other birthday party I would go ...
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Must one fulfill a promise to another? What if circumstances change the initial reasoning behind the proposal?
If one states that they will do something to another person (e.g "I'll give you my favorite necklace"), and then that person no longer wants to fulfil the "promise" due to unforeseen circumstances, is ...
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Gifting a kosher product one wouldn't eat or drink
Can a Jew give his Jewish friend a product which is kosher m'ikar hadin if the person giving it would not eat or drink it himself?
The product could be e.g., kosher meat which is not glatt, scotch ...
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Can a jew buy pepperoni/sausage pizza for a non-jew [duplicate]
Can a Jew buy (for his own money) pepperoni/sausage pizza for his non-jewish employee as a treat/tip?
For example in honor of the jew's birthday
(meat an milk (that was heated together is forbidden ...
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A verse similar to this
Is there a verse in the Tanakh that is similar to or contains some phrase similar to this phrase :
"(G-d said) : This is our gift, so grant or withhold (restrict) without account (as you wish/like)"...
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If someone received a coin or a dollar bill which had particular value as a gift item, would Maaser apply?
According to the opinion than Maaser does not apply to non monetary gifts, If someone received a coin or a dollar bill which had particular value as a gift item - for example a coin or bill given by a ...
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Can one coerce someone to donate a mitzvah item that he is not using?
Many people own various mitzvah items that they do not use. It could be a Kiddush cup, tallit, and notably, tefillin.
I know that ideally, someone should convince (force?) them to perform the mitzvah ...
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