tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post6838164379267682813..comments2024-03-28T21:21:02.777-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: does the mitzvah of tzedaka require a kinyan by the recipient?Chaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-6087993638525879432008-02-22T07:21:00.000-05:002008-02-22T07:21:00.000-05:00Nope. There is a difference between acceptance an...Nope. There is a difference between acceptance and kinyan. Lets say (using the case of the gemara in Nedarim) you put out the plate of food but the ani refuses to eat - that would not be tzedaka. If he does eat, it is tzedaka, but no kinyan.Chaim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-24563571784347334572008-02-21T20:52:00.000-05:002008-02-21T20:52:00.000-05:00Very interesting because I had a post on why we do...Very interesting because I had a post on why we don't make a beracha on certain mitzvos. By tzedaka both the Gra and the Rashba say that there is no beracha because the mitzvah is dependent on the ani accepting the money. This would seem to show that it's not a mitzvah unless the ani is koneh. <BR/>See this post:<BR/>http://elomdus.blogspot.com/2008/01/birchas-hamitzvos.htmleLamdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421138991513814819noreply@blogger.com