[Avodah] the 5th purim mitzva

[Micha Berger]

On Mon, March 5, 2007 6:58 am, R Michael Kopinsky wrote:
: Matanos l'evyonim has to give the aniyim some kind of benefit bo bayom.
: A donation to a school which will help them get a tuition discount months
: from now hardly helps them today.

I do not know if how cash flow is kept in the books is relevant, but typically
a yeshiva collects the money after it is spent. It is therefore quite possible
you're paying them back for money they spent for Purim on talmidim who
couldn't afford it.

(I know, it's a stretch. Please give me credit for trying.)

Tir'u baTov!
-mi

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