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Kapparot Money for a Religious Institution

Question

Is it permissible to donate the money from Kapparot to an educational institution?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

The money from Kapparot or its equivalent should be given specifically to the poor, and not for other purposes.

Gmar Chatima Tova

Answered 30 September 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim, Siman 605

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