With what to redeem a firstborn
Question
A redemption of the firstborn is being performed for someone who has returned to faith and was not redeemed. If there are no coins or silver grains, is it possible to perform it with equivalent value or banknotes?
Answer
According to the basic law, it is possible to perform it with equivalent value or banknotes, but the custom is to do it with actual money.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Yoreh De'ah, Siman 305
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