Returning Lost Items - Which Objects?
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Question
Hello, Regarding the mitzvah of returning lost items, to which objects does the mitzvah apply? For example, if someone finds a child's green kippah, should they pick it up and post a sign to return the lost item?
Answer
Hello,
The mitzvah of returning lost items applies to any object worth a prutah or more.
Indeed, the reality today is that people do not search for cheap items. In such cases, it is better not to pick them up to avoid the obligation to return them.
However, there are items that are important to people and they will search for them, and those must be picked up and returned, and this requires discretion.
Source
Azmera Leshimcha 196