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

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?

• The finder has an obligation to return the property to him
• The finder has no obligation to return the property to him
• The finder must give the find to charity