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NEWS
Ma'aser Oni Seminars in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak
By Betzalel Kahn
Beis Hamedrash Lehalochoh Behisyashvus sponsored an evening
seminar in Bnei Brak on Monday 24 Tishrei and in Jerusalem on
Tuesday, focusing on Ma'aser Oni which applies this year. The
seminar addressed ways to fulfill the mitzvah and to avoid
stealing from the poor, both in the case of tevel
vadai grown in backyards, and the halachic arrangement
used in wholesale markets and stores. The speakers also
discussed the halochos of tzedokoh and the definition
of a poor person eligible to receive tzedokoh and
ma'aser oni.
HaRav Yissochor Meir and HaRav Ben Tzion Pellman delivered
the shiurim at Beis Knesses Nachalas Moshe in Bnei
Brak while HaRav Michel Zilber, HaRav Yitzchok Zilberstein,
HaRav Yosef Efrati, who heads the Beis Medrash, and HaRav
Shaul Reichenberg, gave the shiurim at the Beis
Medrash's newly-completed building on Rechov Hamelamed at the
entrance to Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood.
The issue of Ma'aser Oni gained public attention in recent
years after Maran HaRav Eliashiv shlita issued
instructions to inform the public of the importance of giving
Ma'aser Oni properly to avoid stealing from the poor.
Although the current arrangement does not fulfill the mitzvah
behiddur, since nonetheless it precludes the theft of
matanos ani'im, Maran said it is preferable to buy
produce at stores that adhere to it.
Beis Hamedrash Lehalochoh Behisyashvus works hard to
facilitate the fulfillment of the mitzvah of Ma'aser Oni,
both for tevel vadai and at packaging plants and
markets, and by raising public awareness and encouraging the
study of the relevant halochos.
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