Obligation of Tithing Found Money
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Question
Hello, if someone found money on the street and acquired it (usually it has no identifying marks and thus it is his), is he required to tithe the money?
Answer
Hello,
Tithing is required.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 249, Sefer HaYirah by Rabbeinu Yonah, D"H Ve'al Timna, as well as written in Sefer Yosef Ometz, chapter on charity and tithing.
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