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Returning a Lost Item with a Distinctive Color

Question

Hello.

I found an umbrella of a very specific color. Do I have to return it?

Answer

Hello and blessings.

The color is not considered a distinguishing sign, and he may take it for himself.

Answered 13 January 2026 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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

Siman 260, se’if 26: one is exempt regarding a baker’s loaves, since there are many such loaves.

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