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Is it OK to mail shelach manot?



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zkalan




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:36 pm
I was wondering is it OK according to halaha to mail shelach manot?
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Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:41 pm
Don't believe so though could be wrong. One can I think send a meshulaiach to give it!
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zkalan




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:43 pm
We live in an area with no frum Jews here, so I'm not sure what to do.
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Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:45 pm
Why not give to a non frum jew then. Smile Maybe ask your rav I might be wrong conc mailing it. I mean we do it for relatives but mitzvah wise can't see it being counted Confused
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ForeverYoung

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Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:45 pm
the mitzva is to send it via a shaliah.
I do not know if he has to be Jewish
So it looks like mailig it is better than self-delivering.
Probably it has to be delivered on Purim

Ask your Rav.
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gryp




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:50 pm
I dont think it counts as a mitzvah, maybe if its delivered on purim- ask a Rav!
of course you can always give it to each other Very Happy
but why not find a non-frum Jew to give it to?
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zkalan




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 3:57 pm
they are messianic, so I'd rather not give it to them.
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ForeverYoung

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Post Wed, Mar 09 2005, 4:09 pm
So give it to them!!
(don't talk to them, just give to increase shalom)

Or will interpret it as an invitation to nudge u?
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amother


 

Post Thu, Mar 10 2005, 4:23 am
messianic? what does that mean?
is that like jews for J?

oh by the way I'm only amother because I can't be bothered signing in and out again
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rydys




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 10 2005, 7:49 am
I don't know if it is mutar to send via non-jewish shaliach. But if it is, why isn't the mailman considered a shaliach?
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zkalan




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 10 2005, 9:44 am
amother yes they are J4J.
that's what I'm trying to find out, if the non-Jewish mailman would pass for shliach.
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dina




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Mar 10 2005, 11:48 am
Jews for J?? Are they really Jewish? I thought they weren't...
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ForeverYoung

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Post Thu, Mar 10 2005, 11:51 am
on't we all wish ........ Sad Mad Confused Crying embarrassed Exploding anger
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chen




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 01 2005, 2:58 am
[quote="dina"]Jews for J?? Are they really Jewish? I thought they weren't...[/quote]

the founder of j4j is not. the typical inductee of this cult is a yiddishe kind who had little if any jewish education, grew up in an assimilated home , and is looking for his roots. the organization uses just enough jewish buzzwords and concepts to sound plausibly jewish to someone who knows nothing or just a little. the organization, yemach shmam, is a christian missionary group with the specific objective of converting jews to christianity. knowing that most jews, even disaffected ones, will not be attracted to a group that states baldly "we want you to convert", this group (and all other "messianic jewish' orgs) tells them "come back to your roots. this is the true judaism"
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BrachaVHatzlocha




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 01 2005, 6:25 pm
btw, this is a little late (or early!), but...
the mitvah is to give on Purim....so I'm not sure if you're yotzei...however, if they receive it on purim, maybe you are?!? I'd ask a rov that one. Did you find out?
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