Giving Charity to the Synagogue Immediately
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Question
Hello, if someone vowed to give charity to the synagogue, are they required to give it immediately?
Answer
Hello,
If the gabbai demands it, one must give immediately, and if they do not give immediately, they transgress the prohibition of 'do not delay'. If the gabbai does not demand it, they do not transgress 'do not delay' (but if they do not give, they transgress 'do not break your word').
[However, if the synagogue needs it, one should consider that they transgress even if the gabbai does not demand it].
Source
Shulchan Aruch
Yoreh De'ah, Siman 257, Se'if 3, and in Mordechai as brought in Beit Yosef there, Meiri Rosh Hashanah 6.