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Stolen Item Mixed with Others

Question

A person who stole/seized an item and it got mixed with other similar items, how should he proceed?

Answer

Hello,

If the items are of equal value, he should return one of them.

Answered 6 May 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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