Choshen Mishpat
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Question
A. Does a donation to Ezer Mizion, for which I receive tickets to participate in a Chinese auction, count toward maaser?
B. Is it permissible to make a money bet with a friend on the likelihood of an event occurring?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
A. One may purchase raffle tickets for Torah and chessed institutions using up to 70% of maaser money, and the remainder should be from one’s personal funds.
B. It is forbidden; this is considered theft on a rabbinic level (mid’rabbanan).
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