Tithing money (maaser kesafim) – several questions
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Question
Hello Rabbi
a. My father-in-law works and has married off one child,
and my father is a kollel avrech and has married off many. Do I need to divide my maaser money between them, or give only to my father?
b. And if I receive a rent-assistance payment, do I have to separate maaser from it?
c. And also, may I keep maaser money in a money-market fund in order to help my parents with equity for an apartment?
a. My father-in-law works and has married off one child,
and my father is a kollel avrech and has married off many. Do I need to divide my maaser money between them, or give only to my father?
b. And if I receive a rent-assistance payment, do I have to separate maaser from it?
c. And also, may I keep maaser money in a money-market fund in order to help my parents with equity for an apartment?
Answer
Shalom u-vracha
a. This depends on only one thing: someone who is able to make it through the month may not receive maaser money; someone who does not manage to make it through the month may receive.
b. No.
c. It is permitted to keep it in a gemach (free-loan fund) and give it when it is needed.
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