Exemption of the Needy from Tithing
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Question
A person who needs to undergo surgery costing forty thousand shekels and needs to take loans, can he refrain from giving ma'aser kesafim for a few months in order to pay for it?
Answer
If he cannot manage, he does not need to give ma'aser.
Source
Yoreh De'ah 251
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