Tithes - A Tenth or a Fifth?
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Question
Hello, should one give a tenth of the profits or a fifth?
Answer
Hello,
Some have the custom to give a fifth, and according to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Eliyahu, shlita, there is an obligation to give a fifth.
Source
Ahavat Chesed, Part 2, Chapter 19, in the gloss, and the letter of the Gaon, Rabbi Eliyahu.
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