Partial Fulfillment of a Charity Pledge
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Question
I was facing a financial expenditure and pledged a sum to charity if I’m spared this expese. In the end, I had to spend a quarter of what I had anticipated. For example: I was supposed to spend 100, I pledged 30 to charity, and in the end, I only spent twenty shekels. Am I obligated to fulfill my pledge, and if so, should I fulfill it in its entirety?
Answer
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You should pay to charity according to the percentage.
In the example you provided, you were supposed to spend 100 and only spent 20. Therefore, you spent 20% of what you were supposed to spend, so you should pay 80% of your pledge to charity. That is 24 shekels.
Source
According to the instructions of our teacher, Rabbi, shlita