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<span style>Indeed, is it really appropriate and halachicly proper for a</span><br style><span style>non-local organization that is not national to appeal for funds when</span><br style><span style>the local mosdos are in need? YL >></span><div>
<br></div><div>There is certainly nothing wrong with any organization requesting money. The one who is</div><div>giving the money has to decide his priorities based on many factors. This is not the job of </div><div>those seeking charity.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I know of a friend who collects money for some EY charities. Some 2 years ago he made a trip to the 5 towns</div><div>and the local rabbi would not let him make a shul appeal (which he normally did). The rabbi explained that there were so many</div>
<div>local people out of work that they had first priority over the limited funds</div><div><br></div><div><<
<span style>I remember that years ago I approached our Godol here in Zurich, R. Moshe</span><br style><span style>Soloveitchik ztl (a cousin of the Bostoner Rav) about this problem.</span> >></div><div><br></div><div>
Did you mean the Brisker Rav rather than the Bostoner Rebbe?<br style><br style><div><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000099" face="'comic sans ms', sans-serif">Eli Turkel</font></div>
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