<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">online someone noted in his shul a
collector stating ----</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Verdana">And then he said that it is a minhag to
give Matanos La'Evyonim on Taanis Esther and on Purim (and then he repeated
that it is a minhag to give on Taanis Esther), and <i>minhag yisroel
torah hee, </i>customs of Israel are like actual Torah (and should
be treated like obligations).</font><font size=3> </font>
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--what's the source for the minhag of matanos leevyonim on
taanis esther?</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">[i will not ask my usual question about
the 5th mitzva of purim ]<br>
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