<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Joseph Sasson <<a href="mailto:sasson11@gmail.com">sasson11@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="Arial">...</font>For the purposes of this discussion I would like to assume that ma'aser kesafim is a hiyuv.<span> </span>A general discussion on the nature of such obligation (if any) is not my intent.<span> </span>My questions are as follows:</font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman">1.<span> </span>Primarily, can one allocate ma'aser funds for such a project?<span> If so, where do we draw the line in terms of percentages retained by the charity?</span></font></div>
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<div>I don't think you can ask this question without involving the question of whether ma'aser is a chiyuv. According to some poskim who say it's a chiyuv gamur, your question does not even start, since they hold ma'aser can only go to aniyim, and your question involved a yeshiva. If ma'aser is a minhag be'alma, then lechorah the question of using ma'aser money for a raffle ticket is a question of sociology (ie what is common practice), rather than of sevarah.</div>
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<div>So I don't think you can answer one question without addressing the other.</div>
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<div>KT,</div>
<div>Michael</div></div>