Donation to Kollel from Tithes
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Question
Can a donor to a Kollel initially donate from tithe money, considering that the students there might not be poor even without the stipend?
Answer
Even if they are not poor, it is customary to be lenient in this matter, as the Shach and Taz have stated that it is permissible to give tithes even for a general mitzvah and not only to the poor. If one wishes to be stringent, they should inform the head of the Kollel that the money they are giving should go only to the poor avrechim.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 249
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