Tithing - Yeshiva Students
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Question
A. Do yeshiva students need to give tithes? [Clarification of the question: On one hand, they have no money, but they rely on their parents or the yeshiva, so perhaps despite having no money, they are obligated to give? B. Can tithes be given to yeshiva students?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
A person who has all his needs is not considered poor, and it is forbidden to give him tithes.
It does not matter how he obtains his needs, whether from work or someone providing for his needs.
A person whose income suffices for his living expenses is obligated to give tithes.
Therefore, a yeshiva student who receives all that he needs is obligated to give tithes and cannot receive tithes.
A student who does not receive all his needs and has no income to fill the gap is not obligated to give tithes, and it is a mitzvah to give him tithes.