What's the reason why people give mishloach manos to their whole block ???
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Mishloach Manos
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Posted 2 years ago #
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So that no one feels left out or insulted!
Posted 2 years ago # -
why not?
Posted 2 years ago # -
If you dont make your mishloach manos so major and dont spend a lot of money you wont mind giving your whole block. I wanted a red drink in my Mishloach manos this year. I decided on powerade, my neighbor suggested a bottle of cherry wine. I told her that I am not looking to break the bank, I dont think I need to give each person a bottle of wine. I would rather give more people and spend less, then spend more and cut down on my list.
Posted 2 years ago # -
ty...because pp get insulted! and if your trying to create achdus...not so smart to insult pp!
Posted 2 years ago # -
the mitzav is only to give 2 peole ?
Posted 2 years ago # -
the mitzav is only to give 2 peole ?
Not quite sure what you are asking. The mitzvah is to give a gift of two food items to one person. Some confusion seems to exist because the mitzvah of matanos levyonim is to give tzedakah to two people.
(On the other hand, if you were trying to ask if the mitzvah is only to give to people, then the answer is yes. No mitzvah to give to pets.)
Posted 2 years ago # -
We give to our not-yet-frum and elderly neighbors ONLY!
If I happen to be speaking to frum, young neighbors/friends before Purim, I make sure to mention that we won't be giving them (by now, most know), so no one feels left out.
This way, we can make the few(?) that we do give nicer than if we were giving 100 mishloach manos.
We try to add a new person every year- a non-frum neighbor we don't know that well, usually.
There were small things that people did for my husband before he became frum- e.g. gave up a seat in a crowded shul on Yom Kippur, which made a roshem on him.As for teachers: give 'em gelt! Their meager salaries don't pay the bills, but if every kid gives $10 (or more!), that's a piece of an overdue paycheck.
Posted 2 years ago # -
Don't start a new minhag, it's enough the parents give money on Chanuka, especially with this economy. If a family has quite a few children and lots of teachers that adds up to money that people may not be able to afford. How about a mishloach manos card, or simply a note wishing them a happy purim and thanking them for being such a great teacher?
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Shindy- A note's fine, but it seems to me that most parents give junk that teachers don't appreciate. If they're gonna spend $$ on chocolate, already give them a few dollars instead.
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as someone from a teachers house they really appreciate the money they get on purim even if its 10 dollars
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One year I gave the teachers a certificate for a whole pizza pie at our local restaurant...they LOVED it!
Posted 2 years ago # -
Mmmmm pizza..... No good pizza here :(
Posted 2 years ago # -
Shindy, what you don't seem to realize is that the teacher also spends money making small shaloch manos packages for each and every student who stops by. So it would be nice if there was one parent in charge of Chanuka and one parent in charge of Purim to collect even just a couple of dollars each kid and have that parent put it in an envelope from the class and deliver it in their own Shalach Manos. And for sure the Teachers are just as deserving as any of your friends or neighbors to receive whatever shaloch manos you prepare for them.
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