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If Someone Leaves a Shul Does He Get His Donations Back? Mishna Berura DH Siman 154 Seif 15

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Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

A halachic discussion on donations to a synagogue.

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Okay, good morning everyone. We're going to continue Mishnah Berurah this week. Wow. In only 48 hours we begin a new Mitzvah in Mishnah Berurah. So over the next 48 hours, your main job in this world is to recruit people to join. Like we said, there are a lot of people out there. They're learning Gemara, they're learning Daf Yomi, they're learning all kinds of things. But the most important limud Torah is Halacha L'Maaseh. Just saying. So if you want to help people out, let them know to join. Okay. Siman Kuf Nun Daled Seif Tes Vav. We're talking about the following scenario. Bnei Krach Sh'Kanus Sifrei Torah A big city, they bought a Torah. V'Hisnu and they stipulated Sh'Yaitzei Echad Mei'HaKrach Sh'Yishameir Lo Et HaChelek Oi. They stipulated if anybody leaves the city, we'll buy you out. We'll give you your chelek. your chelek. And HaHukru HaSefarim and stam prices went up. We said because of COVID. You know, the cost went up. Now a sefer Torah that was $80,000 is $140,000. Because also gas prices are are very expensive now because of the war. So now to fly the stam on the airplane, it costs twice as much. Because you know, the the sefer Torah is very heavy. It's very heavy. It Torah is very heavy. It's very heavy. It needs a lot of gas. So the prices go up almost double. So between COVID and the war, I mean, everything goes up. Im Yatzei Echad Mei'Hem And if one of them leaves, they know it's a mashma b'vad. We only gave him what he paid, not the cost. Says Mishnah Berurah, V'Hisnu V'Lo Hisnu Ein Tzalitzei Lo Zeh HaChelek Oi. Sh'Yaitzei Echad Oi. They They make a stipulation, he gets nothing. The fact that he lives in the city and he contributed to the safe Torah has no ownership. It's only because they

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  1. 0:00Okay, good morning everyone. We're going to continue Mishnah Berurah this week. Wow. In only 48…
  2. 1:01your chelek. And HaHukru HaSefarim and stam prices went up. We said because of COVID. You…
  3. 2:33Even if really it's legitimate to be uh concerned, well, what did they have in mind?…
  4. 4:06these guys do when they're writing. But, at least uh at least if he listens to…
  5. 5:39they take the safer Torah, then, even if he says, you know what? I'll let you…
  6. 7:15But what about the next following case? Avo shutafim shekanu beyachad bayis achad. What about partners…
  7. 8:17who fundamentally when one of them leaves, you need to give him money. And they made…
  8. 9:49the holy items and all the Torah should be divided in the following way. If there…
  9. 11:21anybody that it was it was his mother. He was embarrassed from the name and now…
  10. 12:56it should be divided by how many people there are, how many men there are above…

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