A bag found in a mixed city
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Question
About a week ago I found a small shoulder bag, and inside it a wallet with money. The bag was found near fitness equipment in a public park in Petach Tikva, in a place frequented by secular people, foreign workers and religious people alike. That same evening I hung up notices in the area where I found the bag, and since then no one has called.
The question: In such a place, is one in fact obligated to announce a lost item (the halachot of returning lost property)? And if so, what should I do now, when a week has already passed since I posted the notices and no one has come forward?
The question: In such a place, is one in fact obligated to announce a lost item (the halachot of returning lost property)? And if so, what should I do now, when a week has already passed since I posted the notices and no one has come forward?
Answer
Shalom and blessings.
There is no obligation of returning the item in such a place.
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