Deception - Retroactive Payment
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Question
At the Simchat Beit HaShoeva celebration of a certain Chassidic group, entry was allowed only with a bracelet. I am not part of this Chassidic group. I took a bracelet from someone who had left and entered. Later, it turned out that to receive a bracelet in this Chassidic group, the cost was 3 shekels. It also turned out that the security at the entrance and the bracelets were only until a certain time. After that, everyone could enter without restriction. Was it okay for me to enter in this way? Or should I pay the Chassidic group the cost of the bracelet I took? Thank you.
Answer
Shalom and blessings
The woman who gave you the bracelet paid for it or received it with the institutions' approval, so apparently everything is according to the law, and there is no reason to pay the Chassidic group for the bracelet.