Preference of a Poor Person for Charity
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Question
He has before him two poor individuals: one lives in his city, and the other studies with him in a kollel in another city. Which one should be given preference?
Answer
Both are considered as poor of your city, and he should give half and half.
Source
Yoreh De'ah 257
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