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Question: May one use maaser k’safim funds for kimcha d’Pischa, the special charity given before Pesach?

Short Answer: According to most poskim, since there is no set amount or specific community tax for kimcha d’Pischa, it can be paid for with maaser k’safim funds.

In “What Does Hashem Want – part 1,” we wrote about the crucial importance of the brachah of “Hashiveinu” in Shemoneh Esrei and suggested that we place great emphasis on this brachah at least until after Yom Kippur.

We now continue our series with a new author. Rabbi Daniel Rubin will present all new segments biweekly on Shemoneh Esrei. Rabbi Rubin, a musmach of Rav Moshe Heineman, delivers a regular tefilah shiur in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Oh, to be one unified family!

Hashiveinu Avinu l’sorasecha, v’keirvanu Malkeinu la’avodasecha, v’hachazireinu bis’shuvah sh’leimah l’fanecha

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v’simloch aleihem m’heirah l’olam va’ed

What Does Hashem Want?

As we begin this period of 40 days of unique opportunity and closeness to Hashem, we will focus our segments on one of the Request Brachos in Shemoneh Esrei. Out of all the requests we make in our Shemoneh Esrei, there is only one request that clearly and explicitly is what Hashem desires, as opposed to what we desire. This request is, in fact, also the core focus of these 40 days.