Over what period of time you need to calculate the tithe?


Over what period of time is needed to calculate Maaser? You can collect Maaser at up to a certain amount, and then give? If I was given money for something definite, it is necessary to separate them Maaser?



Meets Rabbi Jacob Schub


Thank you very much for your question. Initially Maaser (tithe), it is desirable to separate immediately at a profit and put the money in a special place. This tithe has several advantages:


1. This person, in addition to the commandment to distribute money to tithe suitable for this purpose, also performs a separate command to tithe.


2. In this case, a person always has ready money tithing that he can allocate suitable for this purpose as soon as necessary.


3. In doing so, the person eliminates the possibility that forget to separate the tithe.


4. In our time, money tend to rapidly lose its value. Maybe after some time the use of them will be much less.

However, in our time, money often come directly to the bank account, and some do not use cash. In addition, people often receive income from multiple sources. All this greatly complicates the process of separating the tithe. It is therefore desirable to have a special notebook for counting the tithe money to be give and those which he had already given to the performance of the commandments.


Periodically, such as once a month, to sum up: how much money is left to give the tithe. If this is hard to do on a monthly basis, can be summed up in six months or a maximum of one year, taking into account the losses, if any, for the given period.


If a person received the money as a gift for some specific purpose, then the money released from the tithe (Maase tzedakah 8:31). There is an opinion that if after using the money for this purpose from the original amount remained surrender, then it must be separated from the tithe.


Sincerely, Jacob Schub, Toldot.ru