<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>there is an inyan of "beautifying the mitzvas"and so in <br>order to fullfill this we get nice chanukias, and etrogim, <br>tefillin, etc., However, isn't v'ahavta l'reiacha kamocha<br>a mitzvah as well? Can we justify three or four hundred <br>dollar etrogim, etc, if we know that our neighbor needs <br>medical attention and cannot afford it??<br>are we responsible (or even required menchlachkeitly)<br>to buy a less expensive etrog (or R. Tam Tfilling, etc)<br>for our son/s, if we know that our neighbors/fellow jews/<br>lack/s basic medical necessities, housing, food, etc...<br>?????<br></div>
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