Brooklyn, NY – Halachic Analysis: The Case of The Simpson Lost Jewelry Ad
Published on: May 13, 2010 11:12 AM
News Source: VIN News By Rabbi Yair Hoffman
But perhaps these items are basically worthless. Does the Mitzvah still apply? Firstly, we should know that the parameters of worthless are: A shaveh Prutah (See Shulchan Aruch 259:2). What is the value of a Prutah? Silver closed last night (May 11th) at a little less than $20 a troy ounce ($19.62 actually, you would divide the price of silver by 1244) so the value of a shaveh prutah by weight would be between a penny and a half and 1.6 cents.