[Avodah] spending money on a mitzvah

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 08:39:28PM +0000, Rich, Joel via Avodah wrote:
> My question is why is this so clearly logical? The usual "hiddur" is in
> the mitzvah itself, which in this case would be accomplished with the
> better donated wine. In addition, the TC would now have funds to secure
> additional mitzvoth (e.g. tzedaka).

I can't answer your "in addition", but in general.

One Shabbos haGadol derashah R Menachem Zupnik included the idea that
it is better to use wine you bought for the four kosos than wine you
got for free (for example, in "shalachmanos").

The idea is that this is actually the finer wine, regardless of the
taste of the two wines. And therefore, Ashkenazim would choose white wine
they bought over red wine they were given. Whereas Sepharadim prioritize
color over taste preference, and therefore over this too.

Perhaps it's an issue of "Adam rozeh beqav shelo mitish'ah qavim shel
chaveiro." (R Kahana, BM 38a) 

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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