[Avodah] Who Is Poor On Purim?

[Ben Waxman]

I live in a well to do area and I am, by communal standards, very poor.

Last year, individuals in the community gave us more than $4,500 on 
Purim, which I gave back to the rabbi as we are not entitled to take 
charity. Last year and the year before, he refused to take the money 
back from us and told us that we must keep it. I wrote him a letter 
questioning this, and he told me that I could write to you to ask if we 
may keep the money or not.

See the url for the rest of the question and the psak:

http://torahmusings.com/2012/03/who-is-poor-on-purim/
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