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Sunday November 29th, 2020

If I Find a $100 Bill in the Street, Must I Give it to Charity?

Rav Shlomo COHEN

Quiz

1 - If one finds money in the street, which of the following presumptions may be made?

The owner does not yet know of his loss
The owner knows of his loss and has given up hope of getting it back
The owner knows of his loss but has not yet given up hope of getting it back

2 - When one finds lost coins in the street, which of the following is correct?

According to all poskim, it can be presumed that the owner knows of his loss
According to most poskim it can be presumed that the owner knows of his loss
According to most poskim, it cannot be presumed that the owner knows of his loss

3 - When it is to be presumed that the owner of lost property has given up hope of retrieval, but the finder knows who the owner is, which of the following statements is correct?