Pruzbul when the lender and borrower are in different countries around the world
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Question
I live in the United States and, thank God, I have a large sum that I entrusted to a relative in Israel to lend to yeshiva students before their sons' weddings. When should I perform the pruzbul: before the holiday begins here in Lakewood, USA, or 7 hours earlier before the holiday begins in Israel where the borrowers live?
Answer
Shalom and blessings, fortunate are you that the verse is fulfilled in you: 'Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.' In practice, if the lender is abroad and the borrower is in Israel, the pruzbul should be performed before sunset in Israel.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Choshen Mishpat, Siman 67); Azmera Leshimcha (Laws of Shemitah).
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