{"id":8779,"date":"2010-05-16T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2010-05-16T04:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2018-02-26T10:21:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T08:21:24","slug":"05-16-07","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/05-16-07\/","title":{"rendered":"07. The Proper Time for Matanot La-evyonim <\/em>and Mishlo\u2019a\u0125 Manot<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

One must send mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot <\/em>and give matanot la-evyonim <\/em>on Purim day, as it says, \u201cTo observe them as days<\/em> of feasting and joy, and as an occasion for sending gifts to one another and presents to the poor\u201d (Esther 9:22). If one gives these gifts on the night of Purim, he does not fulfill his obligation.[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

If one cannot find poor people to receive matanot la-evyonim<\/em> on Purim, he should set aside his gifts and save them until he finds poor people. Thus, he fulfills the mitzva by the very act of setting the gifts aside. Similarly, a gabbai tzedaka<\/em> who does not manage, on Purim, to distribute all the funds he collected should distribute them to the poor after Purim (sa 694:4).<\/p>\n

However, the mitzva of mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot<\/em> applies only on the day of Purim itself, as that is when there is a mitzva to increase love and happiness between friends. Therefore, if one is alone on Purim and has no one to receive his mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot<\/em>, he cannot compensate for the mitzva after Purim. But now that we have telephones and internet, one may call a friend or write an e-mail and ask him to send mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot <\/em>on his behalf on Purim, thus fulfilling one\u2019s obligation.<\/p>\n

One who is concerned that he will not find poor people on Purim may give money to the gabbai tzedaka<\/em> before Purim, but the giver must stipulate that he maintains ownership over the money until Purim. Then, the gabbai<\/em> acts as his shali\u2019a\u0125 <\/em>and gives the money to two poor people on Purim day on his behalf. Similarly, one who will be alone on Purim may prepare mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot<\/em> in advance, leave them with a friend, and appoint him as his shali\u2019a\u0125 <\/em>to give them to another friend on Purim, on his behalf.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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\n[6]<\/a>. Megilla<\/em> 7b explains that one does not discharge his obligation to feast on Purim by eating at night, since the verse says, \u201cTo make them days<\/em> of feasting and joy,\u201d and since the mitzvot<\/em> of mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot<\/em> and matanot la-evyonim<\/em> appear in the same verse, the same rule applies to both mitzvot<\/em>. Rosh, Rashba, Rema 695:4, Vilna Gaon, and mb 695:22 concur. It goes without saying that if one gives these gifts before Purim, he does not discharge his obligation.<\/p>\n

[7]<\/a>. ma 694:1 quotes Ha-ma\u2019or<\/em> as saying that one must not give matanot la-evyonim<\/em> before Purim, lest the recipients consume them before the holiday. This implies that if the poor people eat the food purchased with such gifts on Purim, the giver discharges his obligation. Pri Megadim<\/em> ad loc<\/em>. comes to the same conclusion. However, Ma\u0125atzit Ha-shekel<\/em> seems to maintain that one must give the gifts specifically on the day of Purim, and bhl 694:1 cites this opinion. Furthermore, there is uncertainty about what the law is in a case in which one sends mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot <\/em>before Purim but they reach the recipient on Purim: Yad Aharon<\/em> states that one fulfills one\u2019s obligation in such a case, but Torah Lishma <\/em>\u00a7188 maintains that one does not fulfill one\u2019s obligation, because one must increase love on the day of Purim specifically. ahs 695:16 rules according to the latter opinion with regard to both mishlo\u2019a\u0125 manot<\/em> and matanot la-evyonim<\/em>. There is further uncertainty in a case where one gives the gifts before Purim, telling the recipient that they are merely a deposit until the day of Purim. Mahari Algazi maintains that such a person fulfills his obligation, whereas Devar Eliyahu<\/em> \u00a769 maintains that he does not fulfill his obligation, because both types of gifts must be given on the day of Purim. If, however, one sends these items via a shali\u2019a\u0125 <\/em>on Purim, he discharges his obligations according to all opinions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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